Culture summary
essay 2003 Amadiume, Ifi

IgboAfrica > Western Africa
This is a culture summary of the Igbo. Information is presented on major aspects of Igbo culture....

Afrikan matriarchal foundations
Book 1987 Amadiume, Ifi

IgboAfrica > Western Africa
In this work, Amadiume attempts to demonstrate that Igbo societies are based on a matriarchal foundation, as is the case in most of Africa. In her analysis of the data the author describes the...

Male daughters, female husbands
Book 1987 Amadiume, Ifi

IgboAfrica > Western Africa
The fieldwork for this study, dealing primarily with women's roles in Igbo society, was conducted by the author in 1980-1982 in the town of Nnobi, Idemili division, Anambra State, Nigeria. The...