Book
Boyhood rituals in an African society: an interpretation
University of Washington Press • Seattle • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Ottenberg, Simon.
Abstract
This is a study of the traditional aspects of boyhood in the Afikpo village-group in southeastern Nigeria, with a focus on the village of Mgbom. The author's original intention was to analyze the boy's initiation ceremonies at adolescence, but he soon found that he could not take this out of the context of their earlier childhood experiences. As a result this monograph provides detailed accounts of infancy and childhood and their link to adolescent initiation into the Igbo secret societies (p.xiii).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field Date
- 1951-1953, 1959-1960, 1966
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1960
- Coverage Place
- Mgbom village, Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria
- Notes
- Simon Ottenberg
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-335) and index
- LCCN
- 87021701
- LCSH
- Igbo (African people)