ISBN:
9781315295671
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (165 pages)
Parallel Title:
Print version Forde, Daryll Peoples of the Niger-Benue Confluence (The Nupe. The Igbira. The Igala. The Idioma-speaking Peoples) : Western Africa Part X
DDC:
305.89633
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- I. THE NUPE -- Tribal and Sub-tribal Groupings and Demography -- Introduction -- Nomenclature -- Location -- Neighbouring tribes -- Nupe sub-tribes -- Demographic data -- Traditions of Origin and History -- Language -- Physical Environment -- Main Features of Economy -- General -- Agriculture -- Organization and division of labour -- Livestock -- Hunting and fishing -- Markets and trade -- Industries, crafts and professions -- Social Organization and Political System -- Local and kinship grouping -- Forms of settlement: house types -- The political system -- Status and titles -- Patronage -- Age-sets -- Government -- Village organization -- The political system of the Kyedye -- Organization of Kutigi town (Beni sub-tribe) -- Legal procedure -- Inheritance -- Land tenure -- Slavery -- Pawning -- Position of women -- Cultural Features and the Life Cycle -- Physical characteristics: tribal marks: dress -- Birth -- Circumcision -- Marriage -- Divorce -- Burial -- Religious Beliefs and Cults -- General -- Spirits -- Cults -- The gunnu cult -- Medicines -- Divination -- Witchcraft -- Bibliography -- II. THE IGBIRA -- Grouping and Demography -- Location -- Neighbouring tribes -- Nomenclature -- Groupings -- Demographic data -- Traditions of Origin and History -- Language -- Physical Environment -- Main Features of Economy -- Agriculture -- Livestock, fishing, and hunting -- Trade -- Crafts -- Social Organization and Political System -- The family -- Kinship terminology and behaviour -- Forms of settlement: house types -- Clans -- Local organization -- The compound -- Land tenure -- Village organization -- Political units -- Chiefship -- Succession and Inheritance -- Slavery -- Legal procedure -- Warfare
Abstract:
Cultural Features and the Life Cycle -- Birth -- Initiation -- Tribal marks -- Marriage -- Death -- Religious Beliefs and Cults -- General -- Gods and spirits -- Ancestor worship -- The cult of the Panda "divine king" -- Village cults -- Medicine men and fetish priests -- Witchcraft -- Divination -- Fishing and hunting rites -- Bibliography -- III. THE IGALA -- Nomenclature and Demography -- Physical Environment -- Language -- Traditions of Origin and History -- Main Features of Economy -- Agriculture -- Livestock -- Markets and trade -- Modem developments -- Social Organization and Political System -- General -- Forms of settlement: house types -- The kingship -- Position of women -- Slavery -- Main Cultural Features -- Mental and physical characteristics: dress -- Life cycle -- Religious Beliefs and Cults -- A Note on the Ibaji -- IV. THE IDOMA-SPEAKING PEOPLES -- Location and Main Groups -- Language -- Physical Environment -- Main Features of Economy -- Agriculture -- Markets -- Crafts -- House types -- Social Organization and Political System -- The compound family -- The lineage -- The Land -- Settlement pattern -- Chieftaincy -- Modem developments -- Age-sets and associations -- Legal procedure -- Slavery -- Position of women -- Religious Beliefs and Cults -- The Idoma "Proper" of Idoma Division -- General -- Districts of Idoma Division -- Agatu -- demography -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization and economy -- Ocheku -- demography -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization and political system -- Adoka -- demography -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization -- Boju -- demography -- economy -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization and political system -- Yangedde -- demography -- physical environment and economy -- traditions of origin
Abstract:
social organization and political system -- Oglewu -- demography -- physical environment and economy -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization and political system -- Oturkpo -- general -- social organization and political system -- Okwoga -- demography and physical environment -- social organization and political system -- Edumoga -- demography -- physical environment, economy and crafts -- social organization and political system -- Edumoga proper -- Ichama -- Otukpa -- traditions of origin -- demography and physical environment -- social organization and political system -- Orukpa -- Orokam -- nomenclature -- demography and physical environment -- traditions of origin -- political system -- Agala -- general -- demography and physical environment -- history -- forms of settlement -- social organization and political system -- other cultural features -- Igumale -- demography -- traditions of origin and history -- social organization and political system -- religious beliefs and cults -- Ulayi -- Ijigbam -- demography -- traditions of origin -- social and cultural features -- The Arago -- Demography -- Language -- Traditions of origin and history -- Social and cultural features -- The Iyala -- Location and demography -- Language -- Physical environment and economy -- Traditions of origin and history -- Social organization and political system -- Age-sets and associations -- Legal procedure -- Main cultural features -- Religious beliefs and cults -- The Nkum -- Traditions of origin -- Social and cultural features -- The Nkim -- The Etulo -- Location and demography -- Language -- Traditions of origin and history -- Social and cultural features -- The Afu -- Location and demography -- Physical environment -- Language -- Traditions of origin and history -- Main features of economy -- Social and cultural features: general
Abstract:
Social organization and political system -- Legal procedure -- The Egede -- Location and demography -- Physical environment and economy -- Traditions of origin and history -- Language -- Social organization and political system -- Legal procedure -- Political system of Worku -- Religious beliefs and cults -- The Akweya-Yachi -- Demography -- Language -- The Akweya of Akpa District, Idoma Division -- The Yachi of Ogoja Division -- The Utonkon-Effium -- Nomenclature and demography -- Language -- Social and cultural features -- Bibliography -- Index
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