Book
Marriage relationships in the double descent system of the Afikpo Ibo of southeastern Nigeria
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1980 • Pages:
By: Ottenberg, Phoebe.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a thorough discussion of family and marriage relationships among the Afikpo Igbo. The data were gathered through participant observation, informal interview, and a formal questionnaire. Here, it should be noted, that Ottenberg had to rely on interpreters when speaking to non-English speaking Igbo. There is much descriptive information on courting and marriage customs, bride wealth, and the relationships among family members (i.e., between husbands and wives, among co-wives, and among parents and children). Major attention is given to divorce and remarriage and the factors that promote marital stability and instability among the Igbo and in Africa in general.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mode of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Termination of marriage
- Family relationships
- Polygamy
- Secondary marriages
- Basis of marriage
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Igbo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1981
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1951-1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1951-1953
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- AfikpoVillage-Group, Ogoja Province, southeastern Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Phoebe Vestal Ottenberg
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Northwestern University, 1958
- UM58-05773
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Igbo (African people)