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Nupe religionBook 1954 • Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick)
Nupe • Africa > Western Africa
This source is primarily a functional study of the religious life of the Nupe. The theology of the group is discussed thoroughly, then the ceremonial life, including rites of passage. Medical ...The Kedeessay 1940 • Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick)
Nupe • Africa > Western Africa
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 li...The NubaBook 1947 • Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick)
Nuba • Africa > Eastern Africa
This book provides a systematic description of the culturally and linguistically diverse peoples living in the Nuba Hills. Although the ethnographic data pertains mostly to the Heiban, Otoro a...A black ByzantiumBook 1942 • Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick) & Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry, Baron
Nupe • Africa > Western Africa
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 ...