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A Genealogical charter
Africa • 22 (4) • Published In 1952 • Pages: 301-315
By: Bohannan, Laura.
Abstract
This article discusses the knowledge and function of kinship genealogy in Tiv society. Bohannon demonstrates that the belief in the existence of true genealogies together with the possibility of construing such genealogies according to existing circumstances provide the Tiv with opportunities for social changes while maintaining a doctrine of social permanence.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field Date
- 1949-1952
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Benue State, Nigeria
- Notes
- Laura Bohannan
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Tiv (African people)