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The Interpretation of Ritual: Essays in Honour of A. I. Richards
- C. Ifeka, J. L. Fontaine
- Art, Sociology
- 1 September 1973
1. Introduction 2. Raymond Firth Verbal and bodily rituals of greeting and parting 3. Esther Goody 'Greeting', 'begging', and the presentation of respect 4. Aidan Southall Twinship and symbolic… Expand
Youth Cultures & the Fetishization of Violence in Nigeria
- C. Ifeka
- Sociology
- 1 September 2006
In this paper I develop a conceptual framework for analysing youth cultures of resistance and violence in the context of customary and world religions in which old and new gods are important sources… Expand
Sowing the First Harvest : National Reconstruction in Guinea-Bissau
- C. Ifeka, Chantal Sarrazin, Ole Gjerstad
- Geography
- 1978
Ethnic ‘nationalities’, God & the state: Whither the federal republic of Nigeria?
- C. Ifeka
- Sociology
- 1 September 2000
There is a continuing contradiction between the state as the corporate representation of Nigerian society and sectional (ethno‐religious) interests struggling to counter perceived margin‐alisation by… Expand
Conflict, complicity & confusion: unravelling empowerment struggles in Nigeria after the Return to 'Democracy'
- C. Ifeka
- Sociology
- 1 March 2000
The national and international press report the recent upsurge of youth-led ethnic violence in Nigeria as if it were new. But Ifeka argues that in view of the catastrophic fall in Nigeria's GDP from… Expand
Playing civil society tunes: corruption & misunderstanding Nigeria's ‘real’ political institutions
- C. Ifeka
- Economics
- 1 September 2001
Donors share some of this vision. They believe contemporary wars in Africa, communal violence, poverty and Aids reflect bad governance practices with customary roots, e.g. dictatorships, child… Expand
Leadership and authority in an African society : the Afikpo village-group
- C. Ifeka, S. Ottenberg
- Political Science
- 1 March 1973