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Title:The dynamics and symbolism of Idoma kingship
Author:Armstrong, R.G.ISNI
Book title:West African culture dynamics: archaeological and historical perspectives
Year:1980
Pages:393-411
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Idoma
traditional rulers
Abstract:Seeks to give a brief inside view of the kingly office in Otukpé (an Idoma land in Benue State), with some consideration of similar institutions in other parts of Idoma and Nigeria. Discusses theoretical interpretations of kingship in West Africa, the structural base, rituals and regalia, the kingship in West Africa, the structural base, rituals and regalia, the kinship in colonial times, and recent developments. Notes, ref.