The Ngwa-Igbo Clan of Southeastern Nigeria
An Oral History Overview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11078768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John N Oriji (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-84 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Oral History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0798 • E-ISSN: 1533-8592 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ohr/9.1.65 |
| OpenAlex | W2327821851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
that the group lacked rich historical traditions; and, thus, they limited research to the colonial period for which documents exist. And yet, my research has shown that the Ngwa,' the largest clan in Igboland, possess complex traditions which are invaluable for reconstructing their oral history. Oral traditions constitute the major source for studying periods before colonialism. They contain information about the evolution of Ngwa polity and about the origins of socio
Ancient history · Archaeology · Clan · Colonial period · Colonialism · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Igbo · Linguistics · Oral history · Oral tradition · Political science · Polity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Law · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |