Concubinage among Ngwa Igbo of Southern Nigeria
Uchendu, V.C.
Africa 35(2): 187-197
1965
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-9720 Document Number: 521654
Opening Paragraph This paper reports the pattern of concubinage among Ngwa Igbo of south-eastern Nigeria. In this study attention is focused on: (i) the role of concubinage in the disposal of certain rights in women among the Ngwa Igbo, (ii) the folk evaluation of the status of the partners in this institution, and (iii) the strength of concubinage under the impact of acculturation.
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