The Black and the White
The Use of Dualities in Etulo Historical Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3933014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard M Shain (1Towson State University, U.S.A., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 237 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1580941 |
| OpenAlex | W4255025560 |
| Language | EN |
THE BLACK AND THE WHITE: THE USE OF DUALITIES IN ETULO HISTORICAL THOUGHT* BY RICHARD M. SHAIN (Towson State University, U.S.A.) Dualities, agency and the Etulo In exploring the oral tradition of the Etulo of central Nigeria, it soon becomes apparent that their reconstructions of the past are organised at least in part by dualistic principles of categorisation. On the surface, this mirrors a cleavage in Etulo between two dif- ferent types of sacral authority. To simplify a multifaceted system, Etulo government since the 18th century has mainly revolved around two sources of power, a sacral king known as the
Agency (philosophy) · Archaeology · Cleavage (geology) · Epistemology · History of religions · Power (physics) · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · White (mutation) · Anthropology · Chemistry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Engineering · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |