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segmentary state: a standalone construct

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Anthropology

a polity whose ritual authority reaches further than its political control, with outlying units largely governing themselves.

In anthropology, segmentary state refers to a polity whose ritual authority reaches further than its political control, with outlying units largely governing themselves. This meaning comes from Southall (1956) in Alur society.[1]

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References

Southall, A. W. (1956). Alur society. W. Heffer. Open Library record

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