Igbo village affairs, chiefly with reference to the village of Umueke Agbaja

Green, Margaret Mackeson

Igbo village affairs, chiefly with reference to the village of Umueke Agbaja - 2nd ed. - London: Frank Cass, 1964. - illustrations, folded map 23 cm - Praeger university series, 562 .

Part 1 Village organisation: the village-goup; the structure of the village; the economic side of village life; village organisation and the supernatural sphere; the military and civil aspects of village organisation; the law in maintenance; the law in breach (I); the law in breach (II); law making; dual division. Part 2 Exogamy: the system of exogamy; the implications of exogamy. Part 3 Women's organisation: women's work; groups based on place of marriage; groups based on place of birth. Appendices: the temperament factor; temperament and social groups; temperament and Ibo society.


Igbo (African people)--Nigeria.

DT515 / .G797 1964