@prefix iroko: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix owl: . @prefix rdf: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix skos: . @prefix xsd: . iroko:authorityBasis a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "authority basis"@en ; rdfs:comment "What the authority rests on — the epistemic or social foundation for its recognition."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:AuthorityBasis ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:authorityNote a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "authority note"@en ; rdfs:comment "Free-text note on the nature, history, or contested aspects of this authority's standing."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range rdf:langString ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-community-only . iroko:authorityType a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "authority type"@en ; rdfs:comment "Classifies an Authority instance by its structural form."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:AuthorityType ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:culturalFrame a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "cultural frame"@en ; rdfs:comment "Short label for the tradition frame within which this authority operates. Example: Lucumi, Palo, Espiritismo, Vodou, Candomble. Use iroko:tradition for linked-data-typed values."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range xsd:string ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-community-only . iroko:hasJurisdiction a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "has jurisdiction"@en ; rdfs:comment "Links an authority to the domain(s) where it is recognized."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:jurisdiction-cap-haitien a iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:jurisdictionLabel "Cap-Haitien"@en, "Cap-Haïtien"@fr ; iroko:jurisdictionType "geographic" . iroko:jurisdiction-havana a iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:jurisdictionLabel "Havana"@en, "La Habana"@es ; iroko:jurisdictionType "geographic" . iroko:jurisdiction-matanzas a iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:jurisdictionLabel "Matanzas"@en ; iroko:jurisdictionType "geographic" . iroko:jurisdiction-port-au-prince a iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:jurisdictionLabel "Port-au-Prince"@fr ; iroko:jurisdictionType "geographic" . iroko:jurisdiction-salvador-bahia a iroko:Jurisdiction ; iroko:jurisdictionLabel "Salvador, Bahia"@en, "Salvador, Bahia"@pt ; iroko:jurisdictionType "geographic" . iroko:jurisdictionLabel a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "jurisdiction label"@en ; rdfs:comment "Human-readable name for this jurisdiction."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Jurisdiction ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range rdf:langString ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:jurisdictionType a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "jurisdiction type"@en ; rdfs:comment "Short classifer for the jurisdiction type: 'geographic', 'genealogical', 'institutional', 'diasporic', etc."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Jurisdiction ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range xsd:string ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:recognizedBy a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "recognized by"@en ; rdfs:comment "Links one authority to a recognizing body, council, or adjacent authority. Used for documenting recognition networks and cross-lineage acknowledgments."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:Authority ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:ritualRole a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "ritual role"@en ; rdfs:comment "The functional governance role this authority occupies."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range iroko:RitualRole ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:validFrom a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "valid from"@en ; rdfs:comment "Date from which the authority's governance standing is recognized or effective."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range xsd:date ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:validUntil a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "valid until"@en ; rdfs:comment "Date until which the authority's governance standing is recognized. Absence of this property does not imply perpetual validity — use iroko:contestedStatus where appropriate."@en ; rdfs:domain iroko:Authority ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:range xsd:date ; iroko:minimumAccessLevel iroko:access-public-unrestricted . iroko:authorityType-cabildo a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a cabildo or mutual aid association with ritual governance functions."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Cabildo Authority"@en . iroko:authorityType-council a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a collective governing council of elders or priests."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Council Authority"@en . iroko:authorityType-divinatory-office a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a specific divinatory office — Babalawo, Oluwo, Houngan Asogwe, etc. — rather than the individual holder."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Divinatory Office"@en . iroko:authorityType-house a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a religious house (ile, sosyete, cabildo house, etc.)."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "House Authority"@en . iroko:authorityType-individual-elder a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a recognized individual elder acting in their own governance capacity."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Individual Elder Authority"@en . iroko:authorityType-lineage a iroko:AuthorityType ; skos:definition "Authority vested in a descent line or transmission chain."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Lineage Authority"@en . iroko:basis-appointment a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from formal appointment by a recognized governing body."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Appointment"@en . iroko:basis-community-recognition a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from informal but sustained community acknowledgment."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Community Recognition"@en . iroko:basis-consecration a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from a ritual consecration event."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Consecration"@en . iroko:basis-contested a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "The basis of the authority is itself disputed across lineages or houses."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Contested Basis"@en . iroko:basis-divinatory-selection a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from selection through divination (Ifa, oracle, sortition, etc.)."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Divinatory Selection"@en . iroko:basis-hereditary a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from family lineage independent of formal consecration or appointment."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Hereditary"@en . iroko:basis-succession a iroko:AuthorityBasis ; skos:definition "Authority derives from recognized succession in a transmission line."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Lineage Succession"@en . iroko:role-archivist-steward a iroko:RitualRole ; skos:definition "Recognized steward of archival materials within a tradition or house."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:RitualRoleScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Archivist-Steward"@en . iroko:role-community-delegate a iroko:RitualRole ; skos:definition "Person acting in an authorized representative capacity on behalf of a house or community."@en ; skos:inScheme iroko:RitualRoleScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Community Delegate"@en . iroko:role-diviner a iroko:RitualRole ; skos:inScheme iroko:RitualRoleScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Diviner"@en . iroko:role-priest a iroko:RitualRole ; skos:inScheme iroko:RitualRoleScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Priest"@en . iroko:RitualRoleScheme a skos:ConceptScheme ; rdfs:label "Ritual Roles"@en ; dcterms:description "Functional roles within ritual governance systems."@en ; skos:hasTopConcept iroko:role-archivist-steward, iroko:role-community-delegate, iroko:role-diviner, iroko:role-priest . iroko:RitualRole a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Ritual Role"@en ; rdfs:comment "The functional role an authority occupies within a ritual governance system — elder, priest, archivist-steward, witness, etc. Distinct from ile:ReligiousOffice (specific held title) — RitualRole is a classification concept."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept . iroko:AuthorityTypeScheme a skos:ConceptScheme ; rdfs:label "Authority Types"@en ; dcterms:description "Structural classification of ritual authority entities."@en ; skos:hasTopConcept iroko:authorityType-cabildo, iroko:authorityType-council, iroko:authorityType-divinatory-office, iroko:authorityType-house, iroko:authorityType-individual-elder, iroko:authorityType-lineage . iroko:AuthorityBasisScheme a skos:ConceptScheme ; rdfs:label "Authority Bases"@en ; dcterms:description "What a ritual authority rests on — the social and epistemic foundation for recognition."@en ; skos:hasTopConcept iroko:basis-appointment, iroko:basis-community-recognition, iroko:basis-consecration, iroko:basis-contested, iroko:basis-divinatory-selection, iroko:basis-hereditary, iroko:basis-succession . iroko:AuthorityType a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Authority Type"@en ; rdfs:comment "Classifies the structural form of an authority — lineage, house, cabildo, council, individual elder, etc."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept . iroko:AuthorityBasis a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Authority Basis"@en ; rdfs:comment "What the authority rests on: lineage succession, consecration, appointment, community recognition, divinatory selection, or other basis."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept . iroko:Jurisdiction a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Jurisdiction"@en ; rdfs:comment "A place, house, cabildo, lineage territory, nation, or other bounded domain in which an authority is recognized. May be geographic, genealogical, or institutional."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . iroko:Authority a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Authority"@en ; rdfs:comment "A jurisdictional authority capable of authorizing assertion-level claims and governance decisions. May represent a lineage, cabildo, religious house, elder council, or recognized individual in a governance role. Extends the iroko:RitualAuthority stub in Core. For the individual's held credential (title, office), see ile:ReligiousOffice."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:subClassOf iroko:RitualAuthority . a owl:Ontology ; dcterms:creator "Iroko Historical Society" ; dcterms:description "Governance Layer module. Full governance model for ritual authority, jurisdiction, and authorization basis. Extends the iroko:RitualAuthority stub in Core with jurisdiction modeling, authority type and basis classification, ritual roles, recognition networks, and temporal validity. Used to authorize assertion-level claims across all modules. Commonly paired with iroko-epistemic for constraint-aware archives."@en ; dcterms:isPartOf ; dcterms:issued "2026-02-23"^^xsd:date ; dcterms:license ; dcterms:modified "2026-02-25"^^xsd:date ; dcterms:references , ; dcterms:requires ; dcterms:title "Iroko Framework: Authority Module"@en ; rdfs:seeAlso ; owl:versionIRI ; owl:versionInfo "1.3.0" .