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- Title
NKEREFI AND ANAEVUNA RELATIONS IN PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIA.
- Authors
Uchechukwu Igwe, Austine; James, Chukwu C.
- Abstract
This work focused on pre-colonial Nkerefi socio-political relations with Anaevuna in the present day Nkanu East Local Government Area of Nigeria. It discovered that intergroup relations that existed between Nkerefi and Anaevuna took various forms which ranged from socio-political and cultural exchanges. The similarities in language, festivals, social and political forms of organisation, among others lay bare the evidence of close-knit interaction that existed between Nkerefi and Anaevuna; a detailed examination of these factors form, the crux of this research work. The study employed the historical methods which emphasise description, thematic presentation, interpretation and analysis of facts. Information for this study was obtained from both primary and secondary sources. The primary sources came from oral interviews, with the persons knowledgeable on the research subject, as well as archival documents obtained from the National Archives, Enugu (NAE). Secondary sources like textbooks, journal articles, magazines, newspapers and so on were used. Related unpublished material like personal diaries, master's theses and PhD dissertations were also used. The findings show that there were strong inter-group relations between Nkerefi and Anaevuna mainly on socio-political factors. This research work shows that Nkerefi did not exist in isolation and that Nkerefi related with some of her neighbour through wars.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; NKANU (Nigerian people); INTERGROUP relations; CULTURAL relations; SOCIAL interaction
- Publication
Igwebuike Journal: An African Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2022, Vol 8, Issue 1, p158
- ISSN
2488-9210
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13140/RG.2.2.29105.45929