Women in Igbo Life and Thought

Name: Women in Igbo Life and Thought
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ISBN: 9780415227049

ISBN-10: 0415227046

ISBN-13: 9780415227049

Edition: 2000

Authors: Joseph Thï¿½rï¿½se Agbasiere, Shirley Ardener

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This ethnographic study of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria examines kinship practices, marriage customs, and women's responsibilities in the house and the community, establishing the influence that Igbo women wield in public affairs.

Book details

Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/9/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Maps, plates and tables


Notes on orthography


Biographical Note




Introducing Igbo women



Ibi: a traditional community



Political organization in Ibi



Igbo women: socio-political and religious status



Igbo cosmology



The Igbo idea of person



Kinship relations and the position of the woman



Traditional marriage rites



Married life: moral relations



Widowhood



Concluding remarks



funeral rites of an Igbo Christian wife of a chief


Bibliography


Index