Dancing histories
Subtitle: heuristic ethnography with the Ohafia Igbo
By: John C. McCall.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Igbo (African people) -- History.; Igbo (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.; Philosophy, Igbo.; Ohafia (Nigeria) -- History.; Ohafia (Nigeria) -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Dancing Histories is an ethnography of life in Ohafia, Nigeria, which serves as a guide to applying heuristic methods in ethnographic research. The book focuses on performative representations of history and ethnicity and outlines a methodological program for heuristic research.

Illustrating this approach through a series of essays, author John McCall demonstrates the potential of heuristic research methods across a wide range of issues including ethnographic method, the problem of objectivity in research, the constitution of ethnic identities, the negotiation of gender, and the construction of cultural knowledge through performance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.