Book
Dancing histories: heuristic ethnography with the Ohafia Igbo
University of Michigan Press • Ann Arbor • Published In 2000 • Pages:
By: McCall, John C. (John Christensen).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Igbo of Ohafia, Nigeria using as an analytical approach the 'postmodernist' concept of 'heuristic ethnography', with its emphasis on ongoing cultural participation, methodological relativism, and careful exegesis of indigenous world view. Basically the work describes Igbo concepts of history which are expressed through song and dance. The book also contains information on the author's initiation into the DIBIA or medicine society, Igbo beliefs about their ancestors, biographical information on several native informants, and the tradtional history of the community of Akanu Ohafia.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Observation in research
- Life history materials
- Music
- Dance
- Status, role, and prestige
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Sacred objects and places
- 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
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1989-1996
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1989-1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ohafia, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- John C. McCall
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-185) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 99059065
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Igbo (African people)