''I have never been betrothed to anyone, no dowry was paid on me'': controversies over bridewealth, female consent and marriage in colonial native courts, southwest Nigeria

Morenikeji Asaaju

''I have never been betrothed to anyone, no dowry was paid on me'': controversies over bridewealth, female consent and marriage in colonial native courts, southwest Nigeria

Morenikeji Asaaju

African Studies and Anthropology

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-198
Number of pages	21
Journal	Ife: Journal of the Institute of Cultural Studies
Volume	14
Issue number	2021
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2021

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