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The traditional political system of the Yoruba
Southwestern journal of anthropology • 10 • Published In 1954 • Pages: 366-384
By: Lloyd, Peter Cutt.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The central theme of this article is the role of the lineage system in the relationship between the government and the mass of the people. Lineages, associations, and the state are found to be closely affiliated among the Yoruba. The author discusses the nature and the constitutional relationships among these elements in four kingdoms: the Kabba, Ekiti, Oyo, and Ijebu, and summarizes his findings emphasizing the differences and similarities observed. Traditional history, governmental structure, age groups, lineage organization, and individual status are all treated to some extent.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural participation
- Sodalities
- Status, role, and prestige
- Provinces
- Spirits and gods
- Cities
- Clans
- Local officials
- Age stratification
- Traditional history
- Community heads
- Lineages
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yoruba
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Anthropologist
- 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
- George R. Bedell ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1952
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1954
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Peter C. Lloyd
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 47005758
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yoruba (African people)