M. Angulu Onwuejeogwu's foundational ethnohistorical study of the Kingdom of Nri, reconstructing the Eze Nri priest-kingship, its ritual authority to cleanse abominations and consecrate title-holders across Igboland, and the succession of rulers it establishes.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the foundational scholarly study of the Kingdom of Nri and the source every later account of the Eze Nri succession draws on. NotesCited for the Eze Nri priest-kingship, the founding figure Eri, and Nri's ritual rather than military authority over its wider hegemony.
Citation
AuthorM. Angulu Onwuejeogwu
PublisherEthnographica
Publication Year1981
Source Typeacademic monograph
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Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)
This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sacred Sites, 16 claims: 11 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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