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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Early Yoruba Historiography
Author:Law, RobinISNI
Year:1976
Periodical:History in Africa
Volume:3
Pages:69-89
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Yoruba
historiography
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
History and Exploration
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3171562
Abstract:Presents as complete a survey as possible of historical writing on Yorubaland in the period before c. 1950 and assesses the value of the Yoruba local histories as sources by giving some information on the context in which the local historians wrote and the way they went about the task of reconstructing Yoruba history. Sections: Muslim historiography in Yorubaland - historical writing in English and Yoruba - the character of early Yoruba historiography. Bibl.
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