Laura Bohannan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 86239 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Laura Bohannan |
| PRENOMES | Laura |
| SOBRENOME | Bohannan |
| ASSINATURA | BOHANNAN L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Princeton University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 108 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1949 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Tr…
Tiv Economy
This article presents a detailed analysis of the Tiv economy in central Nigeria, focusing on its pre-colonial subsistence strategies and the impact of British colonial rule. The authors challenge the conventional view of the Tiv economy as primarily agricultural, highlighting the significant role of exchange and trade, particularly in the context of their multicentric political system. They argue that the introduction of a market economy by the B…
Stranger and Friend
Ethnology and Ethnography
A Genealogical Charter
Opening ParagraphThe Tiv of Northern Nigeria, who number some 800,000, believe that they are all descended from one man, Tiv, through some 14 to 17 generations of known ancestors (Fig. 1). These ancestors are constantly named in casual conversation and in discussion of serious affairs. To understand things Tiv one must know Tiv genealogies. By genealogical reference a Tiv traces ties of kinship and marriage, claims a place to live and farm, argue…
Dahomean Marriage
Opening ParagraphWe are fortunate in possessing enough good ethnographic material on Dahomey to attempt a reassessment in the light of later theoretical developments of the very interesting types of marriage reported there.Analysis shows that three criteria are involved in the thirteen 'types' of marriage as given by Herskovits's Dahomean informants: (i) the method of arranging the marriage, including courtship and payment of the bride-wealth; (2…
A Genealogical Charter
Opening ParagraphThe Tiv of Northern Nigeria, who number some 800,000, believe that they are all descended from one man, Tiv, through some 14 to 17 generations of known ancestors (Fig. 1). These ancestors are constantly named in casual conversation and in discussion of serious affairs. To understand things Tiv one must know Tiv genealogies. By genealogical reference a Tiv traces ties of kinship and marriage, claims a place to live and farm, argue…
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Tr…
Dahomean Marriage
Opening ParagraphWe are fortunate in possessing enough good ethnographic material on Dahomey to attempt a reassessment in the light of later theoretical developments of the very interesting types of marriage reported there.Analysis shows that three criteria are involved in the thirteen 'types' of marriage as given by Herskovits's Dahomean informants: (i) the method of arranging the marriage, including courtship and payment of the bride-wealth; (2…
Dahomean Marriage
Opening ParagraphWe are fortunate in possessing enough good ethnographic material on Dahomey to attempt a reassessment in the light of later theoretical developments of the very interesting types of marriage reported there.Analysis shows that three criteria are involved in the thirteen 'types' of marriage as given by Herskovits's Dahomean informants: (i) the method of arranging the marriage, including courtship and payment of the bride-wealth; (2…
A Genealogical Charter
Opening ParagraphThe Tiv of Northern Nigeria, who number some 800,000, believe that they are all descended from one man, Tiv, through some 14 to 17 generations of known ancestors (Fig. 1). These ancestors are constantly named in casual conversation and in discussion of serious affairs. To understand things Tiv one must know Tiv genealogies. By genealogical reference a Tiv traces ties of kinship and marriage, claims a place to live and farm, argue…
Ethnology and Ethnography
Stranger and Friend
Tiv Economy
This article presents a detailed analysis of the Tiv economy in central Nigeria, focusing on its pre-colonial subsistence strategies and the impact of British colonial rule. The authors challenge the conventional view of the Tiv economy as primarily agricultural, highlighting the significant role of exchange and trade, particularly in the context of their multicentric political system. They argue that the introduction of a market economy by the B…
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
The Tiv of Central Nigeria
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Tr…
Sociology (5 obras) · History (4 obras) · History (4 obras) · African history and culture analysis (3 obras) · Anthropology (3 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras) · Citation (2 obras) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 obras) · Discrimination & Race Relations (2 obras) · Ethnology (2 obras)