Nhachi Nwaanyi In Igbo Culture: A Critical ‘Incest and Gender’ Analysis of a ‘Marriage’ Practice in Film and Literature
Adaora Lois Anyachebelu — Department of African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
In Igbo culture, Nhachi Nwaanyi (‘Retention Marriage’) is an age-long marriage practice whereby a man who has no male child retains one of his daughters for begetting male issues for lineage continuity. In Igbo society, when a man dies without …