History of Ipetu-Ijesa (formerly Ipetu Aro-Odb and Ile-lpetu)
Date
1993
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Ibadan: University Press Plc
Abstract
• The Genesis • Population • The Apetus • The Appointment and Installation of Qba Apetu • The Traditional Burial of an Qba • The Traditional Festivals and Chief Celebrants • The Beginning and Growth of Christianity and Islam • The Traditional System of Government • Arapon, Obuntun Marriage Customs • The Traditional Funeral Ceremonies • The Traditional Naming Ceremony • Various Families and Towns that Settled Later • The Relationship between Ipetu and Ilesa • Inter-Tribal Wars • Male and Female Chiefs in Ranks • Some of Ipetu Warriors • Some Personalities • Some Indigenous Music • Family Houses in Ipetu-Ijesa • Historical Events
Description
The book is on the history of Ipetu Aro-Odo which centered on the incessant troubles that was rampant in the whole of Ijesaland and as a result of unnessary domination of smaller towns by bigger ones in the early thirties