Traditional Marriage Among Ibiaku Clan in Mkpat Enin LGA

 – Traditional Marriage Among Ibiaku Clan in Mkpat Enin LGA –

INTRODUCTION

Marriage is an important institution worldwide particularly in Africa. For its importance, marriage has been categorized differently; we have the traditional marriage which takes into consideration customs and norms, followed by Islamic and Christian marriages which are often regarded as modern marriages.

In this present dispensation the three marriages have borrowed a lot of things from one another that one hardly distinguished each one. Traditional marriage being the oldest though not abolished but is relegated to the background so much that in most places it remains a shadow of itself. So when people perform traditional marriage one finds out that it is only the name that remains.

This therefore raises the question of whether people still know what traditional marriage is. It is against this background that the researcher wish to study traditional marriage among Ibiaku clan in Mkpatenin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state to bring back into lime light the lost memory of the people’s traditional marriage.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page      –           –           –           –            –           –           –           –           –

Certification –           –           –           –            –           –           –           –           –

Dedication    –           –           –           –            –           –           –           –           –

Acknowledgement –           –           –            –           –           –           –           –

Table of Contents    –           –           –            –           –           –           –           –

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION       –          –            –           –           –           –           –

• 1 Background to the Study –            –           –           –           –           –
• 2 Aims and objectives of the Study –           –           –           –           –
• 3 Scope and Limitation of the Study – –           –           –
• 4 Methodology –           –           –            –           –           –           –
• 5 Literature Review –           –            –           –           –           –           –
• 6 Notes and Reference –           –            –           –           –           –

CHAPTER TWO

THE PEOPLE OF IBIAKU CLAN:

2.1      The land and the people

2.2      The Socio-economic tradition

2.3      Political structure and activities

2.4      Religious beliefs

2.5      Notes and Reference

CHAPTER THREE

MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT

3.1      Forms and purpose of marriage

3.2      Procedure for engagement

3.3      Marriage preparation

3.4      Formal introduction of the bride to the groom

3.5      Presentation of the bride’s wealth to the bride’s  family

3.6      Preparation for womanhood

3.7      Notes and References

CHAPTER FOUR

CHANGING PATTERN OF TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE AMONG IBIAKU CLAN

4.1      Impact of traditional marriage in Ibiaku community

4.2      Causes of changes in traditional marriage

4.3      Changes in fattening institution

4.4      Conclusion

4.5      Notes and references

4.6      Bibliography

4.7      Appendices

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