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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF SOCIO-CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN ABAJAH AND NEIGHBORING SOCIETIES, 1921–1960

Chinedu Ifeanyi Okoro·Ngozi Mary Uchegbu
Published 16 January 2025
Vol. 12, No. 3 (2024)
pp. 1-12
CC BY 4.0
  1. 1
    Chinedu Ifeanyi Okoro
    School of General Studies, Imo State Polytechnic, Omuma
    NG
  2. 2
    Ngozi Mary Uchegbu
    Department Of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
    NG

This paper examines socio-cultural relations between Abajah community in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State and her neighboursin Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State namely; Amaigbo, and Isu communities and in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State namely; Amaraku, Anara, Amauzari, and Umunkwo between 1921 to 1960. This study intends to show the level of interactions between Abajah community and her neighbours and how they have related both in the areas of marriage, African traditional religion, Christianity, festivals etc., have affected the relations between Abajah and her neighbours. Based on the foregoing, a qualitative research method was used to unearth the relationship between Abajah and her neighbours. The study made use of primary and secondary and tertiary sources of history. The primary materials came from personal interviews conducted by the researcher, archival documents, while secondary materials were textbooks, and journal articles. Tertiary materials were works of different authors gotten from the Internet. The study finds out that relations between Abajah and her neighbours within the period understudy were cordial. The work concludes that, the people have continued to maintained mutual relationship as people that share common ancestry

JournalColumbia Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
ISSN3065-0410
Volume / IssueVol. 12, No. 3 (2024)
Pages1-12
Published16 January 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.14671752
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Okoro, C., Uchegbu, N. (2025). HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF SOCIO-CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN ABAJAH AND NEIGHBORING SOCIETIES, 1921–1960. Columbia Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 1-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14671752

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