Wisdom from the Hills: Traditions of Ejagham Oban

This work begins by presenting a brief history of origin of Ejagham people. It then goes on to record in some details the different cultural forms that make up cultural identity of Ejagham community—Oban people. The book treats cultural practices around birth, marriage, initiation, death, etc. It also looks at cultural arts such as legends, fables, proverbs, dances, and masquerades. This work attempts to show that some of cultural forms such as fables and proverbs do hold deep meanings and lessons for today.