Book
The Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria
Holt, Rinehart and Winston • New York • Published In 1969 • Pages: xvii, 118
By: Bascom, William Russell.
Abstract
This book provides first hand account of Yoruba culture and soceity based on ethnographic fieldwork in Ife town in 1937-1938, and additional studies in several other Yoruba communites in 1950-1951 and 1965. The book discusses the richnesss and complexity of Yoruba culture which includes a unique tradition of urban life, and very elaborate economic, political and social structures. It also shows the influences of Yoruba religious believes and art forms on the cultures of peoples of African origin in the Caribbean, Cuba Brazil and USA.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2007
- Field Date
- 1937-1938, 1950-1951, 1960 and 1965
- Coverage Date
- 1850-1965
- Coverage Place
- Nigeria
- Notes
- by William Bascom
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-118)
- LCCN
- 70092451
- LCSH
- Yoruba (African people)