1. RESILIENCE OF NIGERIAN WIDOWS IN THE FACE OF HARMFUL WIDOWHOOD PRACTICES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. ―Elizabeth Edwards, Resilience: The New Afterword
In this study, I explore issues of resilience and strength in Nigerian widows as they undergo trauma and stress, not only from the loss of their spouses but also from certain rites that characterize widowhood in Southwest Nigeria. Scholars such as Kate Young and Uche Ewelukwa maintai...