☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Mana

In Polynesian and Pacific Island legal traditions, the concept of spiritual power, authority, and prestige that legitimizes chiefly governance and decision-making. Chiefs with greater mana exercise broader jurisdiction and command greater obedience.

Etymology: Polynesian 'mana' (supernatural power, authority) · Category: Pacific Island Law · Source: Roger Green, 'Ancestral Polynesian Society' (1993)
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