Book
A black Byzantium: the kingdom of Nupe in Nigeria
Pub. for the International Institute of African languages & cultures by the Oxford university press • • Published In 1942 • Pages:
By: Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick), Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry, Baron.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This volume is one of the major sources on Nupe culture. It is focused on political and economic organization, revealing in particular the reciprocal relations between these and the religious and legal systems. The political organization is described in terms of the contemporary relations between the quasi-feudal state and the various ethnic groups and economic classes in the total community. Particular attention is paid to urban-rural relationships and differences. Political organization is also explained historically as the outcome of earlier tribal structures, the Fulani conquest, and new economic and political forces under British rule. In the discussion of economic organization, Nadel introduces records of actual time and labor involved in production, detailed descriptions of selling methods, and the amount of profit and how it is spent. An important chapter discusses the interrelationships of standards of living, cultural requirements, wealth, status and prestige. While this is a very complete monograph insofar as sociopolitical and economic organization are concerned, data on human biology, material culture, language and warfare are largely absent. A discussion of religion was reserved for a later volume.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Community councils
- Community structure
- Tribe and nation
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Classes
- Real property
- Tillage
- Labor and leisure
- Mutual aid
- Smiths and their crafts
- Labor organization
- Accumulation of wealth
- Standard of living
- Insurance
- Age stratification
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nupe
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- 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
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1934-1936
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1800-1936
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bida Emirate, Niger state, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- by S. F. Nadel, with a foreword by Right Hon. Lord Lugard
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 43006377
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nupe (African people)
- Nigeria--Civilization