Book
Afrikan matriarchal foundations: the Igbo case
Karnak House • London • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: Amadiume, Ifi.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this work, Amadiume attempts to demonstrate that Igbo societies are based on a matriarchal foundation, as is the case in most of Africa. In her analysis of the data the author describes the many ways in which Igbo women generate and manipulate ideologies in the society, as for example, in the very sophisticated and egalitarian system, extemely favorable to women, found in the traditional system in Nnobi. At the center of this system is the worship of the goddess Idemili, a religion and culture dating back to 3000 B.C. (p. 11).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Status, role, and prestige
- Gender status
- Lineages
- Spirits and gods
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Priesthood
- Organized ceremonial
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- 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
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- town of Nnobi, Idemili local government area, Anambra State, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ifi Amadiume
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87149668
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Igbo (African people)