Publications [#324297] of Naomi Quinn

Published Articles

1. QUINN, N (1976). a natural system used in Mfantse litigation settlement. American Ethnologist, 3(2), 331-351. (Slightly revised and reprinted in Language, Culture, and Cognition: Anthropological Perspectives, ed. R.W. Casson. New York: Macmillan, 1981. Pp. 413-437). [doi]
   (last updated on 2020/02/16)

   Abstract:
   Because of the differing circumstances which surround each case, Mfantse litigation settlement involves complex decision making. The natural system which elders use to set pacification fees in these cases simplifies otherwise complex decisions by limiting the amount of information brought to bear on each case to a small number of salient criteria and by applying these criteria sequentially. 1976 American Anthropological Association