Shrine franchising and the neolithic in the British Isles: Some observations based upon the Tallensi, Northern Ghana

Timothy Insoll

doi:10.1017/S0959774306000138

Shrine franchising and the neolithic in the British Isles: Some observations based upon the Tallensi, Northern Ghana

Timothy Insoll

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Ethnography of the Tallensi shows how rights of access to shrines could be granted to people in other places and how beneficiaries may take with them samples of stone used at the mother shrine. Reasons for taking the samples are considered. It is suggested that Tallensi practice offers an analogy for selection and transfer of stone in the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland. © 2006 McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-238
Number of pages	15
Journal	Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774306000138
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Shrine franchising and the neolithic in the British Isles: Some observations based upon the Tallensi, Northern Ghana

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