The system of organization of power in Yapese village

Chininov Igor Viktorovich

Traditional Yapese society was one of the most stratified in Micronesia. The system of leadership status and governance structure in the high-caste Yapese villages reflected the complex processes of early state formation in the island group.

Keywords:Yap Islands, the leaders, the leaders, the village, the organization of power, priests, magic, wizards, and social relations.