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BERSSELAAR, DMITRI VAN DEN. "RELIGIáƒO COMO PATRIMá”NIO NA NIGÉRIA: Cristãos Igbos e Religião Tradicional africana." Outros Tempos: Pesquisa em Foco - História 15, no. 25 (2018): 51–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.18817/ot.v15i25.635.

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Partindo de uma perspectiva histórica, considerando a chegada dos primeiros missionários anglicanos, em meados do século XIX, entre os Igbos, na Nigéria, abordarei o impacto do cristianismo (incluindo missionários e convertidos) sobre o debate local acerca da identidade Igbo. Argumentarei que a cultura Igbo tradicional e não cristã foi definida por e em resposta aos debates da missão cristã sobre a conversão e o comportamento dos cristãos Igbos. Depois disso, vou relatar como a identidade Igbo veio a coincidir com o cristianismo e como isso resultou em uma apreciação renovada da religião "trad

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Chidimma, Jessica Allison (Ph. D). "Endurance of Conviction and the Reservation towards Child- Adoption in Family Preservation among Igbo Christians." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE HUMANITY & MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 3, no. 03 (2024): 311–17. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10821315.

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This study investigates the fundamental reasons behind the reservation towards child adoption in family preservation among Igbo Christians. The survey was conducted in three main cities of Anambra state; Awka, Onitsha, and Ihiala. It made use of a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative instruments in analyzing the data. The four point-Likert scale was used to obtain qualitative data from the field and was further converted to quantitative data using descriptive-analytical and inferential statistics. The finds traced the persistent reservation towards child -adoption among Igbo Christians

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Adebowale, Ayo, and Martin Palamuleni. "Religion and ethnicity interaction as a predictor of male fertility in Nigeria: Evidence from a national representative sample." PLOS ONE 19, no. 1 (2024): e0296983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296983.

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High fertility constitutes a challenge to men’s health conditions in Nigeria, a low-income country. Religion and ethnicity are central to the current Male Fertility (MF) level in Nigeria. This study determined the relationship between Male Fertility (MF) and Religion Ethnic Interaction (REI) amidst other socio-demographic characteristics in Nigeria. Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data, 2018 was used. Men aged 15–59 years [n = 8,786] were sampled using a multi-stage approach. Fertility was measured by the number of Children Ever Born (CEB). REI was generated using the combination of reli

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Eze, Okonkwo C., Lucky Igohosa Ugbudian, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Alaku, and Bright Enyinnaya Nwamuo. "Marriage Institution and Christianity in Nsukka, Nigeria: Between Acculturation and Syncretism, 1970-2013." Culture & History Digital Journal 13, no. 1 (2024): 409. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/chdj.2024.409.

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Religious influence on marriage institution in Nsukka society has not enjoyed robust scholarly investigation. The upsurge of different Christian denominations with the competitive drive for evangelization of Nsukka opened new vistas for disconnects in some institutions. Christianity, in its acculturation effort, has become increasingly syncretic with respect to the sacredness of marriage institution. This study is an attempt at an insightful interpretation of traditional control mechanisms that have sustained marriages for both Christians and traditionalists. The study submits that Christians’

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Chukwu, Christian Chima, and Anyaoha Okechukwu. "Terrorism, Fulani herdsmen and the forced migration of Christians and Igbo Indigines from Northern Nigeria: The revalidation of Biafra?" Revista Brasileira de Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade 5, no. 10 (2018): 429–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21438/rbgas.051001.

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This paper highlights terrorism, Fulani herdsmen and the forced migration of Christians and Igbo indigenes from Northern Nigeria, and the revalidation of Biafra following the killings of hundreds of Christians, and Igbo indigenes, and destruction of their properties running into billions of Naira in Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, Nassarawa and Kogi States. However, the recent slaughter of innocent Nigerians in Benue State including the senseless slaughter of two Catholic priests and their parishioners by marauding Fulani herdsmen heightened the insecurity

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Nmah, Patrick Enoch. "Deconstructing Denominationalism in Igboland: A Liturgy of Bitterness." UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 21, no. 1 (2020): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujah.v21i1.1.

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This research work aimed at examining the effects of denominationalism in Igboland. The study revealed bitterness, antagonism, rivalry, moral barrenness, and spiritual bankruptcy that are dangers associated with denominationalism. Findings showed also the strengths and weaknesses of this narrow-minded party spirit in the area under review. The work recommended effective ecumenical-dialogue, exchange of programme, and inter-denominational communication as panacea to the challenges of party spirit. Methods of approach are historical and phenomenological methods coupled with the review of related

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Chapagaee, Rajendra Prasad. "Post-Colonial Discourse in Achebe's Things Fall Apart." Interdisciplinary Journal of Management and Social Sciences 5, no. 1 (2024): 137–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijmss.v5i1.62670.

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This study aims at revealing Igbo society and the decline of its cultural identity as a result of British colonialism and the hegemony imposed through judicial, medical, educational, and church-missionary institutions. When the protagonist's son betrays his father and the brothers ridicule the concept of brotherhood by becoming Christians, the peaceful Igbo community gets turned into anarchy. The harmony of the Igbo community was destroyed by the effects of colonialism and the supremacy of European culture. Consequently, the rich cultural heritage collapses and crumbles despite constant resist

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Adebowale, Ayo Stephen,, Soladoye, Asa, John Olugbenga, Abe, and Funmilola Folasade, Oyinlola. "Sex Preference, Religion and Ethnicity Roles in Fertility Among Women of Childbearing Age in Nigeria: Examining the Links Using Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression Model." International Journal of Statistics and Probability 8, no. 6 (2019): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijsp.v8n6p88.

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The study aimed at examining the independent and joint influence of three cultural factors; religion, sex preference (SP) and ethnicity on fertility in Nigeria. Cross-sectional population-based cluster design approach was used for the study. The investigated population group was women of reproductive age (n=19,348). Probability of bearing &ge;5 children, refined Total Fertility Rate and mean fertility were used to assess fertility. Data were analyzed using demographic and Zero-Inflated Poisson models. Fertility indices were higher among the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group than Igbo and Yoruba an

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Adebowale, Ayo Stephen,, Soladoye, Asa, John Olugbenga, Abe, and Funmilola Folasade, Oyinlola. "Sex Preference, Religion and Ethnicity Roles in Fertility Among Women of Childbearing Age in Nigeria: Examining the Links Using Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression Model." International Journal of Statistics and Probability 8, no. 6 (2019): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijsp.v8n6p91.

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The study aimed at examining the independent and joint influence of three cultural factors; religion, sex preference (SP) and ethnicity on fertility in Nigeria. Cross-sectional population-based cluster design approach was used for the study. The investigated population group was women of reproductive age (n=19,348). Probability of bearing &ge;5 children, refined Total Fertility Rate and mean fertility were used to assess fertility. Data were analyzed using demographic and Zero-Inflated Poisson models. Fertility indices were higher among the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group than Igbo and Yoruba an

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Zobaer, Sheikh. "The Impact of Christianity on the Igbo and the Gikuyu Community in Africa as Revealed in Arrow of God and The River Between." Journal of Foreign Languages and Cultures 4, no. 2 (2020): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.53397/hunnu.jflc.202002004.

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Religious conversion was an extremely important and effective strategy for the European colonizers to establish their colonial dominance in Africa. The diffusion of Christianity across Africa helped the colonizers gain acceptance and support among the natives, which in turn gave the colonizers more control over Africa. During the inception of European Christian missionary activities in Africa, those who accepted Christianity were favored by the colonial administration; but those who opposed, faced persecution. As more and more native Africans espoused Christianity and eschewed their native rel

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Wusu, Onipede, Olabusoye Olupooye, Afolasade Sulaman, et al. "Faith, Family, and Vulnerability: Religious and Ethnic Dimensions of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Nigeria." Religious: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya 8, no. 3 (2024): 299–314. https://doi.org/10.15575/rjsalb.v8i3.38720.

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This study investigates the influence of ethnicity and family structure on childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences among women in Nigeria, with a particular focus on the moderating role of religious affiliation. Recognising the alarming national prevalence of CSA—estimated at 35%—the study addresses critical gaps in understanding how socio-cultural and familial variables intersect with religion to shape vulnerability. Using a cross-sectional, quantitative design, data were collected from 2,757 women across rural and urban areas in Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones through a multistage probabil

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Agbelemoge, A. "Consumption of leafy vegetables in rural households in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 14, no. 61 (2014): 8518–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.61.10765.

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Problem of low consumption of vegetables by all in order to alleviate nutrition-related diseases is still unresolved. This study investigated the pattern of consumption of leafy vegetables among the inhabitants of Ijebu-Igbo enclave in Ogun State, Nigeria. The instrument of data collection was interview schedule used to collect information from 175 respondents sampled through simple random sampling technique from five quarters in the locality. The head of the household was interviewed and question items ranged from socio-economic characteristics of respondents to handling of and type of leafy

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Ugwueye, Luke E., and Dr Eusebius S. Adim. "Violence on Traditional Religious Artifacts by Christians during Evangelism/Crusades in Igbo land of Nigeria (2000-2017): A Historical Discourse." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 04, no. 12 (2020): 55–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2020.41204.

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HENRY-UNAEZE, HELEN NONYE, and EMILIA CHINASA UGWU. "Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Consumers Related to Health and Diet Issues in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria." International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 7, no. 3 (2022): 26–34. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6349646.

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Consumer knowledge, attitude, and practice could determine their nutrition and health status. Objectives: This work determined the consumer knowledge, attitude, and practices related to health and diet issues in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 respondents from the study area. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and practices of consumers towards health and diet issues was obtained with a structured questionnaire and analyzed with IBM statistical product

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Nwaezeigwe, Nwankwo T. "Politics of conversion and inter-faith marriages among Christians and Muslims in Nigeria: An analysis in religious contest and conflict." Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities 3, no. 4 (2022): 68–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.31248/ijah2022.051.

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Nigeria is a country where Christianity and Islam compete for dominance in the political realm. This competition which often degenerates into physical confrontation is rooted in the 1804 jihad tradition of the Fulani-driven Sokoto Caliphate which is founded on the immutable request for the conversion of their non-Muslim neighbours. Unfortunately, this quest found itself frontally confronted by the fledging advance of Christianity and westernization from the south, with both eventually meeting at the Middle Belt region, which is home to non-Hausa-Fulani minority ethnic groups. Although Islam in

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Agbelemoge, Adeyanju, Aderonke R. Adetipe, Adenike O. Lawal, and Yetunde O. Uthman-akinhanmi. "Involvement of Women in Oil Palm Processing in Ile-Oluji / Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria." AGOGO: Journal of Humanities 9 (September 2, 2020): 100–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.46881/ajh.v9i0.252.

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This study assessed the involvement of women in oil palm processing in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State where 120 women palm oil processors were sampled. Interview schedule was used and the data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Chi- square analysis. Results revealed that respondents were still in their active age, 69.5%were below 40years of age, majority(85.8%)were married, while majority (60/7% were Christians, 60.0%were farmers, 35.8% were traders while 2.5% were hair-dressers. The results indicated that about 52.5% of respondents had 1-5 household members.

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Nnebue, Chinomnso C., Chidebe O. Anaekwe, and Adaeze N. Anaekwe. "Sociodemographic determinants of maternal knowledge, attitude and uptake of routine immunization in ‘Sabo’ and ‘Non-Sabo’ communities in Awka, Nigeria." International Journal of Advances in Medicine 5, no. 5 (2018): 1197. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20183894.

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Background: Routine immunization coverage has been reportedly hampered by migration, and user characteristics, such as maternal knowledge and attitude. An understanding of these maternal variables could help modify preventive strategies. The objective of the present study was to assess and compare the Sabo and non-Sabo communities in Awka, Nigeria for sociodemographic determinants of maternal knowledge, attitude and uptake of routine immunizationMethods: A community based comparative study of 420 mothers and caregivers in Awka selected via multistage sampling technique, was conducted between J

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Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma. "Women Prophets in the Old Testament: Implications for Christian Women in Contemporary Southeastern Nigeria." Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture 50, no. 3 (2020): 116–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146107920934699.

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There is a close relationship between the traditional Igbo-African culture and its treatment of women and the traditional Jewish culture and the status of women therein. This article examines the implications that the life, ministry, actions and inactions, of women prophets in the Old Testament hold for Christian women in contemporary Southeastern Nigeria where the Igbos live. Despite the obvious difference in time and clime, it is discovered, among other things, that the life and ministry of these women prophets challenge present-day Igbo Christian women to be much more courageous and self-co

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D. C., Afulike,, Osuagwu, G. A., and Ugwo, C. I. "Christian Religion Vs African Communication System: The Crossroads Implications in Igboland." African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions 8, no. 1 (2025): 15–25. https://doi.org/10.52589/ajchrt-ufztzbw3.

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The study undertook a critical analysis and focused on the African Communication system in Igbo land which is as old as man and Christian religion. This is because African traditional communication systems, values, cultures and beliefs exist in several forms in different parts of Igboland and witnessed a crossroads. This paper employed desk and ethnographic research methods to source data for the study. The study revealed that there are many manifestations of how Christian religion through communication cross-affected African communication systems in Igboland which includes decapsulating the w

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Ugwu, GO, CA Iyoke, and JE Nnagbo. "The Feasibility of Introducing Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit in Nigerian Hospitals: A Pilot Study from a Private Hospital in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 26, no. 7 (2023): 1036–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njcp.njcp_172_23.

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ABSTRACT Background: Early pregnancy assessment unit (EPAU) is a dedicated unit that provides specialist care such as definitive ultrasonographic and biochemical assessment to women who have or have had vaginal bleeding or pain before 16 weeks of pregnancy. Such patients usually have a positive pregnancy test with a scan showing pregnancy of an unknown location, previous ectopic pregnancy, recurrent miscarriages, or previous molar pregnancy. Such a holistic and prompt approach leads to better outcome in the management of women with early pregnancy and other complications. Aim: This study aimed

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Hope, O. Nwoga, O. Ajuba Miriam, and E. Ezeoke Uche. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical Students towards COVID-19 Pandemic in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution." Journal of Health and Medical Sciences 3, no. 4 (2020): 522–34. https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1994.03.04.144.

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The novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2, is an evolving respiratory disease which was first detected in December, 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has eventually spread to larger parts of the world. COVID-19 may result in mild to severe respiratory distress, depending on the individuals´ age and immune system as well as the presence of any underlying conditions. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students towards COVID-19. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study that involved all the medical students in Enugu State Univ

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Uwaegbute, Kingsley Ikechukwu, Stanley Ndubuisi Nweze, and Onyekachi Gift Chukwuma. "“May God Bless Nnamdi Kanu Wherever He Is”: Biafran Separatist Nationalism in Nigeria and the Emerging Roles of Igbo Christian Leaders." African Studies Quarterly 21, no. 3 (2022): 21–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/asq.21.3.135953.

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The Biafran separatist calls of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB have spread like bush fire over the years among Igbo people. Presently, it is one of the most discussed topics among Igbo people and Nigerians. The narrative of both Kanu and IPOB operate is that Igbo people are marginalized in Nigeria and therefore need freedom. This article examines how some Christian leaders of Igbo extraction now fit into the picture as regards Biafra separatist cause. Utilizing oral interviews and the theory of marginalization, the article illustrates how some Igbo Christian leaders are now supporting the Biafran separa

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Cardinal, Ihejirika, ThankGod Bekweri Amadi, and Tamunosiki Markson. "Knowledge and Its Significances in African Worldview: The Case of Igbos of Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of GodIhejirika, Cardinal." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VII, no. IV (2023): 1603–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2023.7534.

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An individual’s wealth of knowledge among other virtues determine his choices and in the case of a leader, how well he leads. The problem of leadership is a theme which runs through Achebe’s trilogy namely, No Longer at Ease, Things Fall Apart and our present Text. In Arrow of God, Achebe decries the wane of both Igbo customs and traditions which followed the advent of colonialists and Christian missionaries into Africa. Ezeulu (who epitomizes Igbo customs and traditions) finds his traditional authority being challenged. This constituted an affront to the spirituality, social cohesion and stab

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Ibrahim, Dr Amal M. A. "THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION ON IGBO CULTURE." Journal of English Language and Literature 09, no. 02 (2022): 93–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.54513/joell.2022.9213.

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The study highlights the dramatic changes that have arisen in Igbo culture. The study displays some of the valuable dramatic changes carried through by white men or colonizers such as spreading and encouraging Christian religions, stopping the taking of the life of twins, and ending polygamy. The colonizer did good things for the Igbo such as opening schools and spreading education which helped the Igbo people to raise the level of their academic and cultural capabilities. The colonizers were smarter in altering the Igbo traditions. For instance, the system of the leadership of the clan or tri

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UCHENDU, EGODI. "BEING IGBO AND MUSLIM: THE IGBO OF SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA AND CONVERSIONS TO ISLAM, 1930s TO RECENT TIMES." Journal of African History 51, no. 1 (2010): 63–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853709990764.

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ABSTRACTAmid assumptions of a hegemonic Igbo Christian identity, conversions to Islam began in the late 1930s in the Igbo territory of south-east Nigeria – the only region in the country that was not touched by the nineteenth-century Islamic jihad and subsequent efforts to extend the borders of Islam in Nigeria. Four decades after the emergence of Islam in the Igbo homeland, and with the mixed blessings of a civil war, Igboland began to manifest clear evidence of indigenous Muslim presence. A key aspect of this article is how one can be both Igbo and Muslim. It considers the complex interplay

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Ojimba, Anthony Chimankpam, and Victor Iwuoha Chidubem. "The Concept of God in Igbo Traditional Religious Thought." Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions 11, no. 4 (2023): 103–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ft.v11i4.7s.

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This paper examines the concept of God in traditional Igbo-African religious thought, prior to the advent of Western religion, with a view to showing that the idea of a God/Deity who is supreme in every area of life and sphere of influence and who “creates out of nothing,” like the God of the Christian or Western missionaries, is unrecognized in the Igbo-African traditional religious thought. Even though the Igbo conceive of strong and powerful deities that can only reign supreme within their respective sphere of influence where they are in charge, none of these deities is identical to the sup

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Oyali, Uchenna. "Bible translation and lexical elaboration." Sociolinguistic Studies 17, no. 1-3 (2023): 205–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/sols.24055.

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This study investigates how the translation of the word ‘virgin’ in the Igbo Bible has expanded the Igbo lexicon and how this lexical enrichment has spread among Igbo speakers. Although prior to their encounter with Christian missionaries in the 19th century and the subsequent translation of the Bible into Igbo, Igbo people had words that referred to virgin, these words were polysemous as they were also used for young and unmarried persons. In the course of translating the Bible into Igbo, Christian missionaries transferred the biblical euphemism for sex, ‘to know’, into the Igbo Bible and use

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Havelka, Ondřej. "Odinala Traditional Religion as Part of Igbo Catholic Christian Identity." COMMUNIO VIATORUM 66, no. 2 (2024): 139–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/30296374.2024.12.

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Although recent statistics indicate that the majority of the Igbo – an ethnic group living mainly in West African Nigeria – claim to be Christian (of various denominations), their religious identity is in fact more complex: the Igbo do not forget their traditional Odinala religion and practice it together with Christianity without intermingling (multiple religious identity) or in syncretism with Christianity. Odinala is, in short, a polytheistic religious system where the highest reverence belongs to the god Chukwu. The aim of this article is firstly to give an introduction to the traditional

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Eze, Odinaka Kingsley. "Crossroads: leprosy, Igbo cosmology and cultural worldviews." Africa 94, no. 4 (2024): 556–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001972024000573.

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AbstractThis research examines the continuity and changes in Igbo thoughts on leprosy by exploring Igbo cosmology and its relationship with Christian and colonial ideas about the disease. The perception of leprosy in precolonial Igboland reveals a shocking similarity with the later Judeo-Christian identity and the perception of leprosy that dominated the area during colonialism. It argues that colonial and Christian missionary ideas did not radically transform the perceptions of leprosy in south-eastern Nigeria. Instead, what happened was merely an adaptation and continuity of prevailing thoug

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Okoye, Kanayochukwu Michael, and Ndidiamaka Vivian Ugwu. "Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Igbo Christian Marriages: Navigating Modernity and Cultural Identities." Religions 15, no. 9 (2024): 1027. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel15091027.

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This study explores the ethical dilemmas in contemporary Igbo Christian marriages as couples navigate the interaction between modernity and cultural identities. Marriage in traditional Igbo society is entrenched in strong cultural and religious values. However, Christianity and modernity have brought new dynamics to this institution in contemporary times. This paper, therefore, examines the influence of Christianity and modernity on Igbo traditional marriage, discussing ethical dilemmas arising from these influences. It specifically addresses areas where the traditional Igbo practices often cl

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Ugwu, Ndidiamaka Vivian, Kanayochukwu Michael Okoye, and Christian O. Agbo. "Moral Challenges of Marriage Institution in the Contemporary Igbo Christian Society." Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies 12, no. 1 (2024): 62–72. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12737935.

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Marriage is one of the most significant institutions of human society. It is a universal practice for all colours, classes and races. In Igbo traditional society, marriage is an ideal experience for all involved. However, marriage institutions have been seriously threatened, and the norms protecting marriage and its resultant family institutions have declined. Modern ideas, such as the reproduction revolution, same-sex marriage, cohabitation, etc., are challenging long-held beliefs, structures, and values. All these assault on marriage institutions and have profound negative implications on hu

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Nwosu, Onyebuchi. "Creative dynamism and religious syncretism in Igbo oral funeral songs." Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 61, no. 2 (2024): 45–58. https://doi.org/10.17159/tl.v61i2.15967.

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Igbo oral funeral songs are dynamic and resilient oral forms. Applying the tenets of an infracultural model of ethnopoetics to study Igbo oral funeral songs collected during fieldwork, in this article, I examine the emerging trend in most Igbo communities of the co-existence, modification, and adaptation of Christian/western ideals into the mainstream repertoire of Igbo oral funeral songs. I therefore examine a situation where Igbo oral performers are drawing inspiration from western religious, linguistic, and cultural philosophies and applying them to the trajectory of Igbo oral funeral poetr

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Yahaya T, Umar J, Fagbayi T, et al. "Demographic Characteristics and ABO Blood Group Genotypes Influence Susceptibility to Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) in Lagos, Nigeria." Ibom Medical Journal 17, no. 3 (2024): 540–47. https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v17i3.516.

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Background: Computer devices have become an important part of human life because they make work easier and thus increase output. However, the use of computer devices has led to the occurrence of computer vision syndrome (CVS). The current study was aimed at determining the demographic characteristics, influence of ABO blood groups, and diseases associated with CVS in Lagos, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Structured questionnaires were used to collect demographic information from 153 CVS patients at Unique Eyes Center, Lagos. The data collected includes age, gender, educational level, ethnicit

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Nwangwu, Bethrand Chekwube. "Koinonia as Communion: Rethinking Communion in Igbo Traditional Society as Oriko." European Journal of Theology and Philosophy 5, no. 1 (2025): 12–20. https://doi.org/10.24018/theology.2025.5.1.149.

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The Greek term Koinǒnia has been for everyday usage, contextually meaning many things – relationships, fellowship, participation, and communion in usages. This paper situates koinonia within the context of communion, evoking a special usage in Christendom. It applies an intercultural and interreligious linkage of the term to an agelong practice of Ndi Igbo, a practice that predates their encounter with Christianity. Ndi Igbo are people living in the Southeastern part of Nigeria, West Africa whose indigenous religion is the Igbo Traditional Religion – a subset of the African Traditional Religio

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Nweke, Kizito Chinedu. "Christianity and The Indigenous Spiritualties of The Igbo People: From Multi-Religiousness to Synculturation." Religious: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya 7, no. 2 (2023): 129–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.15575/rjsalb.v7i2.29658.

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The Igbo people of Nigeria have historically maintained a rich and dynamic spiritual tradition. The advent of Christianity introduced new dimensions to their spiritual landscape, leading to significant shifts in religious beliefs and practices. This study aims to explore the complexities and transformations in the Igbo spiritual landscape following the encounter with Christianity. It seeks to understand how the Igbo people navigate the coexistence of indigenous spirituality and Christian beliefs, and the resultant socio-cultural and religious dynamics. Employing a literature review and histori

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Agu, Daniel C. C. "Youth songs: a type of Igbo choral music in Igbo Christian worship." African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music 7, no. 2 (1992): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1941.

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Chukwudebelu, Ifeanyi A. "Uka Omenana (Godian Religion): Bridging Faith and Tradition in Neo-Traditional Igbo Religion." Journal of Media,Culture and Communication, no. 42 (February 29, 2024): 16–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jmcc.42.16.27.

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The Uka Omenana movement, also known as the Godian Religion, represents a significant resurgence of neo-traditionalism in Igboland, Nigeria, where indigenous Igbo customs intersect with Christian principles. This research examines how the movement marries traditional elements with contemporary expressions of faith, analyzing the dynamics of cultural continuity and change in the face of globalization, cultural erosion, and the encroachment of foreign ideologies. Through qualitative methodologies, including participant observation, interviews, and document analysis, the study sheds light on the

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Abigail, Nzoiwu, Azuka, and Mmaduabuchi, Obinna Chekwubechukwu. "African Identity and Christian Faith in Igboland: A Critical Evaluation of EGWU IMOKA Masquerade Festival." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 11, no. 5 (2023): 368–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.51450.

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bstract: Christianity as a way of life among Africans (The Igbo people precisely) is believed to have shaped and influenced African Culture. African religion and culture according to Okoro, "stand a better chance to offer an alternative method awareness, which is imbedded in different indigenous languages, myths, folklore, cultural heritage and rites and rituals of African traditional faith" (Cultural globalization: 26-37). The identity of the African can be clearly seen in their cultural, anthropological features. The cultural, anthropological features of the Igbo people is influenced by both

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Okoye, Obiageli C. "Cultural Reconstruction of Ọzọ Initiation Rites in Igbo-Ukwu Southeast, Nigeria and Identity Preservation". Journal of Religion in Africa 52, № 1-2 (2022): 220–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340228.

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Abstract Most aspects of Igbo culture were abandoned and some faced the threat of extinction as a result of colonialism and Christian religion. Ọzọ title taking, an exclusive title for honest and successful men was abandoned in Igbo-Ukwu because of its connection with Igbo traditional religion. The study employed qualitative approach to investigate the traditional ọzọ initiation ritual, the reconstructed version and the role of the ọzọ title taking in preserving Igbo culture and identity. The study established that the realization of the role of ọzọ institution in building morals and preservin

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Ndu, Abraham Okeke, and Christopher Chukwuemeka Okereke. "The Challenge of Widowhood in Igboland of Nigeria: An In-Depth Exploration." International Journal of Socio-Cultural Research 2, no. 4 (2024): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13927163.

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<em>The issue of widowhood and the practices against widows globally have received condemnation from all that are concerned. Igbo land has come to forefront in this issue due to the plight of the widows in Igbo society. This study therefore explores the challenges of widowhood in Igbo land of Nigeria. The sources and nature of data for this study are purely secondary, which were analysed qualitatively through descriptive research design. The study relies on the Social Exclusion Theory for the purpose of theoretical analysis. One of the findings of the study shows that the challenges widows fac

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Chukwudebelu, Ifeanyi A., and Ebele Deborah Uba. "The Role of the Igbo Language Translators in Promoting Literacy, Moral Values, and Christianity: A Comprehensive Study in Igbo Society." June-July 2024, no. 44 (July 17, 2024): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jlls.44.29.40.

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This research investigates the significant contributions of the Igbo language translators to promoting literacy, moral values, and Christianity within the Igbo community. It explores how the language serves as a conduit for transmitting cultural heritage, ethical principles, and religious teachings, shaping individuals' moral fabric and spiritual growth. The study examines the role of translators in bridging linguistic and cultural gaps, facilitating access to literacy materials and religious texts, and promoting effective communication within the community. Historical and contemporary perspec

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van den Bersselaar, Dmitri. "Creating ‘Union Ibo’: Missionaries and the Igbo language." Africa 67, no. 2 (1997): 273–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161445.

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AbstractThe literature of ethnicity in Africa indicates a major role for Christian missionaries in the creation of languages in Africa. It has been argued that certain African ethnic groups owe their existence to the ‘invention’ of their language by missionaries who created a written dialect—based on one or more vernacular(s)—into which they translated the Bible. This language came to be used for education in mission schools and later also in government schools. The Bible dialect consequently became the accepted standard language of the ethnic group and acquired the function of one of the grou

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Galván Reula, Juan Fernando, and Enrique Galván Alvarez. "God(s) Fall(s) Apart : Christianity in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"." Journal of English Studies 5 (May 29, 2008): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.18172/jes.123.

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This paper studies the confrontation between Christianity and the Igbo religion in Chinua Achebe’s first novel in the context of colonialist appropriation. An analysis of the techniques used by the Christian missionaries to infiltrate the fictional world of Umuofia is complemented with a discussion of the main characters of the novel in their relation to religion and their roles as facilitators or opponents of the colonization process. Gender issues are also briefly dealt with as Christianity is seen as “effeminate” by the natives and some female Igbo characters.

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Njoku, Okechukwu Camillus, and Caroline Mbonu. "Exploring Religious Experience in Nigerian Igbo Indigenous Religious Tradition: Toward a Christianity and Church with an Indigenous Face." Perspectiva Teológica 57, no. 1 (2025): e05821. https://doi.org/10.20911/21768757v57n1e05821/2025.

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Various religious systems potentially generate religious experience for their adherents. Although religious experience is a particularly personal subjective involvement with the sacred, it, nevertheless, possesses a social element, in that socially acquired beliefs, rooted in religious traditions and symbolisms provide the cultural repertoire into which the individual is both socialized and draws upon for deeper personal meaning. This article explores how Igbo indigenous religious tradition shapes the translation and experience of the Christian faith in Igbo society. We argue that the dominanc

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Nnoruga, James N. "Fisher's Historical Approach to the Religious Change in Igbo Land." Hofa: African Journal of Multidisciplinary Research 5, no. 1 (2020): 72–85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3976097.

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This issue of religious change in Africa and Igbo land is a continuous debate which has been done by many scholars from their own point of view. However, this religious change or conversion is a continuous process. Fisher in this historical approach of religious change tries to show the process that is involved in conversion. From this, one sees that the situation of process of conversion in Igbo land is captured by historical approach explained by Fisher. The mass movement from African traditional religion to Christianity and Islam in the early times is captured, and the return of most Christ

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Nnaemeka Onwuatuegwu, Ignatius, and Casimir N. Osigwe. "Comparative Analysis of Sacrifice: Igbo-African Traditional Notion and Christian Understanding in Relation to Notion, Forms, Intentions, and Implications." Universal Library of Arts and Humanities 01, no. 01 (2024): 27–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.70315/uloap.ulahu.2024.0101006.

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This article presents a comparative analysis of sacrifice, focusing on the Igbo-African traditional notion and the Christian understanding of sacrifice.The Igbo-African tradition views sacrifice as a means to establish and maintain a harmonious relationship with the divine. Sacrifice is seen as a reciprocal act, where offerings are made to deities or spirits in exchange for blessings and protection. In contrast, the Christian understanding of sacrifice centers around the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, seen as an ultimate act of love and redemption. Jesus’ sacrifice is believed to reconcile

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Gathogo, Julius M. "The paradox of becoming: Pentecostalicity, planetarity, and Africanity." Journal for the Study of Religion 37, no. 1 (2024): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3027/2024/v37n1ar1.

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Kaunda, C.J. 2023. The paradox of becoming: Pentecostalicity, planetarity, and Africanity. Theology & Philosophy Series: Religion and Society in Africa. Vol. 7. New York: Peter Lang. 252 pages. SSN 2328-921X (print); ISSN 2328-9228 (online); ISBN: 9781636670317 (hard back); ISBN 9781636670324 (ebook); ISBN 9781636670331 (epub). doi: 10.3726/b20439 In this book, Chammah Judex Kaunda, a Zambian scholar based at Yonsei University in the Korean Republic, and a professor of world Christianity, presents an African Pentecostal theology of humanism. In this innovative trajectory, he utilizes the B

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Zahid, Sazzad Hossain. "Cultural Diversity in Igbo Life: A Postcolonial Response to Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God." International Journal of Social Sciences 5, no. 23 (2021): 69–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.52096/usbd.5.23.5.5.

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In his book Chinua Achebe, David Caroll (1980) describes the novel Arrow of God as a fight for dominance both on the theological and political level, as well as in the framework of Igbo philosophy. In Critical Perspectives on Chinua Achebe (1990), famous Achebe critics C. L. Innes and Berth Lindforts consider Arrow of God as a novel with conflicting ideas and voices inside each community with the tensions and rivalries that make it alive and vital. Another profound scholar on Achebe Chinwe Christiana Okechukwu (2001) in Achebe the Orator: The Art of Persuasion in Chinua Achebe's Novels assesse

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Nwadialor, Kanayo Louis, and Roseline Nonye Ewelukwa. "The Christian Missionary Enterprise and Its Effects on Idemili (Igbo, Nigeria) Culture." OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith 8, no. 2 (2024): 30–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.62141/okh.v8i2.205.

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This study examines the impact of Christian missionary enterprises on the socio-cultural settings of Idemili, Anambra State, Nigeria. The study employs qualitative research methods such as interviews, observations and literature review to collect data; a phenomenological approach is used to analyze the data. Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, the research highlights ways in which Christian missionaries influenced the beliefs, practices, and values of the Idemili people. Through their efforts, Christianity spread, leading to the establishment of schools, hospitals, and other

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NWANKWO, Samuel C. "A Pastoral Counselling Approach to the Challenges of Widowhood in Traditional Igbo Land." Pastoral Counsellors: Journal of Nigerian Association of Pastoral Counsellors 3, no. 1 (2024): 144–50. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11320884.

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This research argued that women in traditional Igbo land are faced with myriads of factors challenging their personalities, worth, dignity and contributions towards development in the family and the larger society. One of the obnoxious cultural traits that dehumanizes, relegates and obliterates womanhood in traditional Igbo society is widowhood practices. This is the case in most African climes, where male chauvinism, oppression and women relegation are dominant features of their culture. While this practice is entrenched in the traditional culture of the Igbo people, the women are seen to be

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