Book

The Igbo of southeast Nigeria

Rinehart and WinstonNew York • Published In 1965 • Pages: xiii, 111

By: Uchendu, Victor Chikezie.

Abstract
This source, whose author is both anthropologist and Igbo, is a general summary of Igbo social organization. This includes material on world view, cosmology, religious beliefs and practices, property ownership, division of labor, kin and non-kin networks, life cycle, status system, and modes of government.
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
Tillage
Real property
Internal trade
External trade
Division of labor by gender
Labor supply and employment
Status, role, and prestige
Slavery
Visiting and hospitality
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Kinship terminology
Lineages
Community structure
Towns
Cities
Cosmology
Spirits and gods
Childbirth
culture
Igbo
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Jan Simpson ; 1980
Field Date
ca. 1935-1961
Coverage Date
ca. 1935-1961
Coverage Place
southeast Nigeria
Notes
by Victor C. Uchendu
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110)
LCCN
65020597
LCSH
Igbo (African people)