essay

The Kede: a riverain state in northern Nigeria

african political systemsLondon • Published In 1940 • Pages: 164-195

By: Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick).

Abstract
This is a study of the political organization of the Kede, a completely Islamized section of the Nupe tribe living on the Niger and Kaduna Rivers. Their economic pursuits and general social life center around the rivers on which they live. Thus, their social and cultural life, as well as their political organization, present features which are absent in the rest of Nupe. Among the topics discussed are: demography; history and settlement pattern; political organization; social stratification; economic organization; and the evolution of the Kede state, all of which are discussed from a functional standpoint.
Subjects
Districts
Cultural participation
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Tribe and nation
Settlement patterns
Traditional history
Classes
culture
Nupe
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
Field Date
1934-1936
Coverage Date
1934-1936
Coverage Place
Kede people, southern Niger state, Nigeria
Notes
By S. F. Nadel
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
41006881
LCSH
Political anthropology--Africa
Tribes--Africa