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1 online resource (217 pages) |
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880-01 Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; Introduction; I. THE BENIN KINGDOM; Location and Nomenclature; Physical Environment; Demography; Traditions of Origin and History; Extent of the Benin Empire; Main Features of Economy; Agriculture; tree crops; cash crops; Hunting, gathering and fishing; Livestock; Markets and trade; Crafts and industries; Social Organization and Political System; Kinship terminology; domestic and family groupings; agnates and other kin; Village social organization; age grade organization; authority in the village |
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880-01/(S Chiefdoms and village groupsInternal organization of Benin City; The central state organization; Uzama and Eghaενo; the palace associations; leadership of the palace associations; other title orders; the Ɔba's wives; the palace as a political and ceremonial centre; The Ɔba; Administration of the Ɔba's territories; The state council; The military organization; Land tenure; Property and wealth; Inheritance; The Life Cycle; Birth; Naming ceremonies; Infancy to adolescence; Marriage; Age-grade promotion ceremonies; Death and mortuary rites; Religion, Magic and Witchcraft; Deities |
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Spirits of the departedHero-deities; Personal spirits and supernatural powers; Other state rituals; Magic; Witchcraft; II. THE ISHAN CHIEFDOMS AND TRIBES; Location, Nomenclature and Language; Physical Environment; Demography; Main Features of Economy; Traditions of Origin and History; Origins; subsequent external and internal relations; Nupe contacts and the modem period; list of chiefdoms, villages and village-groups; notes on individual communities; Social Organization and Political System; Territorial organization; Kinship organization; Age-grade and age-set organization; The enigie |
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Subsequent relations with BeninYoruba and Nupe raids; history under British rule; notes on the individual tribes; Social Organization and Political System; Kinship and territorial organization; Age-set and age-grade organization; Title associations; Political organization; Law and order; Otwa; age-grades and age-sets; political organization; law and order; Ikao; Land tenure; Inheritance; The Life Cycle; Birth; Puberty and adolescence; Marriage, exogamy and divorce; Death and mortuary rites; Magic and Religion; Religion; Witchcraft; The Etsako Tribes; Location and Nomenclature |
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Demography and Settlement Pattern |
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Print version record |
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Ethnology -- Benin.
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Edo-speaking peoples.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Edo-speaking peoples
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Ethnology
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Benin
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315293844 |
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1315293846 |
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