Concubinage among Ngwa Ibo of Southern Nigeria

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Title:	Concubinage among Ngwa Ibo of Southern Nigeria
Author:	Uchendu, Victor C.
Year:	1965
Periodical:	Africa: Journal of the International African Institute
Volume:	35
Issue:	2
Period:	April
Pages:	187-197
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	cohabitation Women's Issues Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External links:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/1158231 https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pao:&rft_dat=xri:pao:article:4011-1965-035-00-000011
Abstract:	This paper reports the pattern of concubinage among Ngwa Igbo of south-eastern Nigeria. In this study attention is focused on: 1) the role of concubinage in the disposal of certain rights in women among the Ngwa Igbo, 2) the folk evaluation of the status of the partners in this institution and 3) the strength of concubinage under the impact of acculturation. The paper has the following sections: Ngwa Territory; Cultural Pattern; Marriage; Pre-Marital Chastity; Rights in Women; The Institutionalization of Sex; The Status of 'Iko Mbara' Partners; The Reason for this Institution in a Polygynous Society; Concubinage and Acculturation; Discussion. Bibliography; notes; French summary.