Oral Tradition among the Ijo of the Niger Delta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8980861 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 405-419 |
| Publication date | 1966-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700006496 |
| OpenAlex | W2128073536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 6 |
Ijo oral traditions were generally remembered by elders and a small number of specialists, such as priests and drummers. All members of an Ijo community were also expected to know the traditions of origin of their lineage and Ibe . The institutions and rituals for the ancestors (kings and founders of lineages) also served as concrete reminders of the past. Chronological distortions alleged to characterize Ijo traditions are shown to derive from a failure to take a sufficient number of samples of the various traditional sources and types. Analysed for content, Ijo traditions of origin suggest a number of centres of dispersion. Instead of migrations from the hinterland, a fringe belt occupied by Ijo and hinterland peoples is revealed. Bronzes discovered at a number of sites indicate early contacts with Benin and other neighbours. But these bronzes as well as the dispersion centres call for archaeological investigation
Ancient history · Biology · Delta · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Kinship · Lineage (genetic · Niger delta · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History
Central Africa from Cameroun to the Zambezi
The western Maghrib and Sudan
The East African interior
The East Coast, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean
Upper and Lower Guinea
Central Africa from Cameroun to the Zambezi
The eastern Maghrib and the central Sudan
African Traditional Media
The Cambridge History of Africa
A Bronze Stool Collected at Ijebu Ode
Cyber History
The Benin Kinglist/s
Oral tradition in the pacific
Egbesu
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2023 (49) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |