Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Bradbury, Robert Elwyn
Titre(s) : The Benin Kingdom and the Edo-Speaking peoples of South-Western Nigeria [Texte imprimé] : Western Africa Part XIII / R. E. Bradbury
Titre d'ensemble : Ethnographic survey of Africa ; 43
Lien au titre d'ensemble : Appartient à : Ethnographic survey of Africa
Appartient à : Ethnographic survey of Africa. Western Africa
Publication : London : Routledge, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (217 p.) ; 23 cm
Comprend : 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
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
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
The exaενōPolitical organization; village and ward; village-groups and districts;
Political relations between chiefdoms; Political Relations with Benin; Land tenure;
Inheritance; The Life Cycle; Birth; Guardianship; Circumcision; Initiation ceremonies;
Age-grade promotion ceremonies; Marriage and divorce; Death and mortuary rites; III.
THE NORTHERN EDO; General Introduction; Physical Environment; Main Features of Economy;
Agriculture; Trade; Crafts; The Ivbiosakon Tribes; Location and Nomenclature; Demography
and Settlement Pattern; Traditions of Origin and History; Origins
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
Sujet(s) : Edo (peuple d'Afrique) -- Langues
Ethnologie -- Bénin
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781315293837 (erroné). - ISBN 1315293838 (erroné). - ISBN 1315293846 (erroné).
- ISBN 9781138240155 (erroné). - ISBN 9781315293844. - ISBN 1315293846 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45268736m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45268736
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