Religious Denominations

Missions

Religious Intolerance and Martyrs

Social Personality

Status, Role, and Prestige

Accumulation of Wealth

Age Stratification

Gender Status

Classes

Lineages

Bibliographies in Sources

Social Control

Sanctions

Litigation

Judicial Authority

Mnemonic Devices

Body Alterations

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Verbal Arts

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Visual Arts

Shamans and Psychotherapists

Spirits and Gods

Revelation and Divination

Organized Ceremonial

Material Not Relevant

Kin Relationships

Rules of Descent

Clans

Community Heads

Location

External Migration

Historical Reconstruction

History

Settlement Patterns

Form and Rules of Government

Childhood Activities

Independence Training

Education System

Real Property

Inheritance

Ingroup Antagonisms

External Relations

Military Organization

Tillage

Land Use

Internal Trade

Division of Labor by Gender

Identification

Topography and Geology

Cultural Identity and Pride

Population

Production and Supply

Occupational Specialization

Sociocultural Trends

Sodalities

Community Structure

Territorial Hierarchy

Chief Executive

Advisers to the Chief Executive

Elections

Cult of the Dead

General Character of Religion

Cosmology

Prayers and Sacrifices

Ritual

Burial Practices and Funerals

Eschatology

Luck and Chance

Reviews and Critiques

Rest Days and Holidays

Kinship Terminology

Vegetable Production

Textile Agriculture

External Trade

Labor Supply and Employment

Basis of Marriage

Regulation of Marriage

Mode of Marriage

Arranging a Marriage

Secondary Marriages

Polygamy

Household

Towns

Taxation and Public Income

Urban and Rural Life

Slavery

Multi-Ethnic Community Relations

Family Relationships

Extended Families

Linguistic Identification

Ethos

Medical Therapy

CULTURE SUMMARY: YORUBA

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

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The Yoruba are the largest group of people in Southwestern Nigeria. There are also significant number of Yoruba living in Benin, Ghana, Togo, and Sierra Leone. The Yoruba are historically noted for their rich and complex culture which included a long history of indigenous urbanization, a vast empire with several constituent city states, and an actively engaged citizenry organized along occupational guilds, social clubs, secret societies and cult groups.

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