book chapter

Anthropological report on the Ibo-speaking peoples of Nigeria: pt. I. Law and custom of the Ibo of the Awka neighbourhood, S. Nigeria

Harrison and SonsLondonPublished In 1913 • Pages:

By: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This report is a generalized survey of the ethnography of the Igbo living in Awka district in northern Iboland. Although many facets of Igbo life are discussed in these pages, major emphasis in the source is on demography, religion and law. While much of the ethnographic information contained herein seems somewhat superficial (in comparison to other sources in the file), it is important since it deals with an area given relatively little attention in the literature.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Chief executive
Legal norms
Spirits and gods
Prayers and sacrifices
Buying and selling
Acquisition and relinquishment of property
Slavery
Sanctions
Sex and marital offenses
Avoidance and taboo
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 chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Government Official
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
John Beierle ; 1981
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1911
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1911
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Awka District, Anambra State, Nigeria
NotesAdditional notes
By Northcote W. Thomas …
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
13025333
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Igbo (African people)