How Chiefs Became Kings

Divine Kingship And The Rise Of Archaic States In Ancient Hawai'I

by Patrick Vinton Kirch
language: english
Publisher: University of California Press, December of 2010 ‧
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Addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of "archaic states" whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. In this title, the author takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom.

How Chiefs Became Kings

Divine Kingship And The Rise Of Archaic States In Ancient Hawai'I

by Patrick Vinton Kirch

Property Description
ISBN: 9780520267251
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date: December of 2010
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Anthropology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780520267251