Myth, gender and society in pre-colonial Asaba
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2511545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Isichei (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 513-529 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1160535 |
| OpenAlex | W1981860242 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Asaba is an Igbo community on the west bank of the Niger. Asaba people believe that it was founded by Nnebisi, the son of a pawn and a slave. This paper analyses the various versions of the myth and the ways in which it runs counter to Asaba values
Colonialism · Igbo · Linguistics · Mythology · Political science · Sociology · Theology · African history and culture analysis · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |