Kingdoms of the YorubaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 174 sivua This third edition of what has been described as 'this minor classic' has been extensively revised to take account of advances in Nigerian historiography. The twenty million Yorubas are one of the largest and most important groups of people on the African continent. |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 30
Sivu 48
... authority beyond that of the village is recognized and each village or quarter of a village has its own particular tract of land , the boundaries of which are jealously guarded.'26 This form of social organization is in marked contrast ...
... authority beyond that of the village is recognized and each village or quarter of a village has its own particular tract of land , the boundaries of which are jealously guarded.'26 This form of social organization is in marked contrast ...
Sivu 80
... authority of an enduring kind , that there was a subsequent emigration from Ife of the founders , with their followers , of a number of kingdoms , and that there continued to be reference back to Ife as the centre of authority and ...
... authority of an enduring kind , that there was a subsequent emigration from Ife of the founders , with their followers , of a number of kingdoms , and that there continued to be reference back to Ife as the centre of authority and ...
Sivu 113
... authority but that of his successors . 20 Whether this is so or not and in the absence of support in tradition it remains no more than a sugges- tion based on a theory of the relationship between Ife and the other Yoruba states which is ...
... authority but that of his successors . 20 Whether this is so or not and in the absence of support in tradition it remains no more than a sugges- tion based on a theory of the relationship between Ife and the other Yoruba states which is ...
Sisältö
The Yoruba and their Homeland | 11 |
The Primacy of | 19 |
The Rise of | 29 |
Tekijänoikeudet | |
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Abeokuta according Africa Alafin already apparently army attack Benin Borgu British called capital centre chiefs claim Clapperton coast continued crown Dahomeans described dynasty early east Egba Ekiti especially established European evidence example extended followed forest former Fulani head historians Ibadan Ijaye Ijebu Ijesha Ilorin important independence influence Johnson Ketu king kingdom known Lagos land later leading living London major miles military missionaries neighbours Niger Nigeria nineteenth century northern noted Nupe Oduduwa Ondo origin palace passim perhaps period political present probably provinces recorded refers reign remained River royal rule ruler seems sent slaves suggests territory tion took town trade tradition usually walls wars West West Africa Willett writes Yoruba Yorubaland