Challenging “Demon Superstition”
The Queen’s Bounty and Colonial Campaigns Against Triplet Killings in Onitsha Province, 1939–1956
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12916871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Akpan Ekah (0009-0005-0451-9939, University of Uyo), Patrick Okpalaeke (0000-0003-2417-6863, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-88 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-2523 • E-ISSN: 1753-2531 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17532523.2025.2455792 |
| OpenAlex | W4408854005 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Colonialism · Criminology · Demon · Genealogy · Literature · Queen (butterfly · Sociology · Superstition · Zoology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
Twins in African and Diaspora Cultures
The CMS and the African Transformation
The Development of Statutory Marriage Law in Twentieth Century British Colonial Africa
Infanticide
Bridging the Divide
An Unnatural Crime’
Tradition and mortality
The Land Has Changed
Nigeria and World War II
Robbing Others to Pay Mary Slessor
Allegiance and Illusion
A History of the Igbo People
The Demon Superstition
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |