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Dealing with controversy and change
Editorial

Traditional ways of dealing with controversies
David Millar, A.V. Balasubramanian, Felipe Gomez

African philosophy discussed
Paulin J. Hountondji

Contexts, concepts and controversies
Juan van Kessel and Francisco Mamani Cañasaca

Leadership and governance

Indigenous institutions: potentials and questions
Bernard Y. Guri

Blending systems of governance: Towards food security
David Millar

Revitalising traditional leadership
Jeyanth K. Newport and Godfrey G.P. Jawahar

Conflict transformation: pastoralists and settled farmers
Omer Egeimi, Mohammed Abdel Mahmood and Abdeen Sid Ahmed

Dealing with land conflicts in Zimbabwe
Cosmas Gonese

Livestock controversies in Europe
Katrien van ’t Hooft and Ineke Puls

Gender in intercultural perspective

Traditional leadership and gender: Handling controversies in sacred forests
Amini H. Tengeza

Rituals, taboos and gender
Jayaratne Kahandawa

Equality and diversity: lessons from Buddhism
Arjuna de Zoysa

Controversies in agriculture

Ancient farming and modern science
G.K. Upawansa

Changes and controversies in Uganda
Samuel Batuuka and David Nkanda

The sacred in grain storage
Astrid Björnsen Gurung

Traditional and modern health

Integrating different healing practices
Ndambi O. Asaah, Ibrahim Manu and Nyambi N. Ombaku

Book reviews

Compas continues

Addresses

Some questions raised