Acephalous society
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Acephalous Society
A society “without a head” or formal leadership. Pastoral societies, band societies, and other small-scale groups are frequently acephalous. When, in addition, these societies possess few distinctions of rank, they are considered egalitarian societies.
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Acephalous society
In anthropology, an acephalous society (from the Greek for "headless") is a society which lacks political leaders or hierarchies. Such groups are also known as egalitarian or non-stratified societies. Typically these societies are small-scale, organized into bands or tribes that make decisions through consensus decision making rather than appointing permanent chiefs or kings. Most foraging or hunter-gatherer societies are acephalous.
The Igbo Nation in West Africa is alleged to be acephalous or egalitarian society.
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