Ethnography of Kinship Constructions among International Returnees in Nigeria
Proverbs as the Horses of Words
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2629490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle (0000-0002-4707-4491, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Akinpẹlu Ọlanrewaju Olutayọ (0000-0003-4011-3045, University of Ibadan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-271 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3998/jar.0521004.0068.204 |
| OpenAlex | W2475339581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 25 |
It is impossible to understand African lifeways without recourse to oral traditions because behaviors, orientations, and attitudes are succinctly codified, contextualized, and only fully explainable with reference to oral traditions, especially through the use of proverbs. Unfortunately, recent studies have not sufficiently utilized proverbs as analytical frameworks to explain African kinship. Thus, in this article we explore dynamics of kinship among international migrants of Nigerian origin through qualitative, primary and secondary data. We demonstrate that in the worldview of the international migrants, (1) kinship is mutable, (2) kinship constructions are based on practical usefulness and rational signification rather than simply biological relatedness, and (3) kinship’s etherealness can be best understood through traditional proverbs. We conclude that kinship is complex, dynamic, and liable to continuous construction, reconstruction, appropriation, and rejection depending on its instrumentalities
Appropriation · Epistemology · Ethnography · Fictive kinship · Genealogy · Kinship · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |