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Journal articles on the topic "Igbo cosmology"

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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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Peter Chukwuemeka Iloanya and John Nwanegbo-Ben. "Entrepreneurship and dignity of man in Igbo Worldview." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 12, no. 1 (2021): 047–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0498.

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One of the greatest values in Igbo cosmology just like most people of the world is the dignity of the human person; and the parlance that there is dignity in labour is not strange to the Igbo people of Nigeria. In fact, it would be said that ndi Igbo are the people that understood the parlance better than every other people of the world. Consequently, an Igbo person does anything humanly possible to acquire the dignity bestowed by labour on humanity through genuine means he or she knows how.One will now wonder little why ndi Igbo engage in all sorts of enterprise excluding none. This is becaus

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Peter, Chukwuemeka Iloanya, and Nwanegbo-Ben John. "Entrepreneurship and dignity of man in Igbo Worldview." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 12, no. 1 (2021): 047–55. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5594065.

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One of the greatest values in Igbo cosmology just like most people of the world is the dignity of the human person; and the parlance that there is dignity in labour is not strange to the Igbo people of Nigeria. In fact, it would be said that ndi Igbo are the people that understood the parlance better than every other people of the world. Consequently, an Igbo person does anything humanly possible to acquire the dignity bestowed by labour on humanity through genuine means he or she knows how.One will now wonder little why ndi Igbo engage in all sorts of enterprise excluding none. This is becaus

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Okeke, Ikedimma Nwabufo, and Patrick Nwike Ojiakor. "IGBO COSMOLOGY OF DEATH AS EXPRESSED IN SOME SELECTED IGBO FOLK SONGS." Hofa: African Journal of Multidisciplinary Research 4, no. 1 (2019): 116–24. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3334891.

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ABSTRACT The traditional Igbo society though deficient in written tradition employed different oral means such as: folksongs, folktales, proverbs, histories, legends, myths, drama etc in explaining the realities among them. Death is one of those realities that have continued to receive widespread explanation in Igbo culture. The mention of death in Igbo culture fascinates and frightens the broad range of humanity. This work therefore explored and studied the Igbo metaphysical sense of death as expressed through some selected folk songs. The work strived toward a musical cum anthropological ana

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Onyebuchi, Ndiribe Matthew. "Language, personal names and the Igbo culture: A cosmological appraisal of two Igbo names -- Ọfọ and Chi". IKENGA International Journal of Institute of African Studies 26, № 1 (2025): 458–80. https://doi.org/10.53836/ijia/2025/26/1/009.

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The issue of language cannot be over-emphasised in any culture. This is because language houses culture and also plays a crucial role in personal names. The Igbo language portrays the culture of the Igbo people as it an integral part of it. Names are not just given to an individual in the Igbo setting purposelessly; there are always some significant traditional rituals that precede the coinage of the name/s. This study investigates the concept of language in giving personal names in the Igbo cultural milieu and the image that a name evokes on the bearer and the environment. The aim of the stud

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Setka, Stella. "Phantasmic Reincarnation: Igbo Cosmology in Octavia Butler’sKindred." MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 41, no. 1 (2016): 93–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/melus/mlv059.

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E. Nwobodo, Dr Ratzinger E. "Hermeneutics of Ikenga and its Significance in Igbo Culture." Universal Library of Arts and Humanities 01, no. 03 (2024): 16–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.70315/uloap.ulahu.2024.0103003.

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The indigenous Igbo of the South-Eastern Nigeria, possess a rich cultural heritage deeply rooted in symbolic representations. This is reflected in the abundance of sacred objects that permeate Igbo culture, encapsulating their worldview. While each household has numerous sacred objects, their significance varies. The most universally significant of these objects, and the one accorded the highest status along with the Ofo, is the Ikenga. This study’s hermeneutic approach seeks to answer the questions: What is Ikenga? What is the psychic and cultural significance of Ikenga? What function does it

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Onwuatuegwu, Ignatius Nnaemeka. "Philosophical Examination of the Unique Characteristics and Cultural Identity of the Igbo People." Journal of Public Representative and Society Provision 3, no. 1 (2023): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.55885/jprsp.v3i1.182.

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This article explores the intrinsic characteristics of the Igbo people from a philosophical perspective. Drawing on Igbo cosmology and metaphysics, the paper argues that the Igbo possess certain distinctive traits such as communalism, practical intelligence, and a deep sense of spirituality. These traits are embedded in the Igbo worldview and shape their cultural practices and social structures. The article further suggests that an understanding of the Igbo's intrinsic characteristics can deepen intercultural understanding and promote a more equitable and inclusive global society. The writer,

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Chuks, Madukasi Francis. "Igba-Ada Festival: Commemorating the Ohafia Invaders as a Kind of Traditional Carnival through Ovala Festival in Aguleri Cosmology." Randwick International of Social Science Journal 1, no. 2 (2020): 213–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.47175/rissj.v1i2.62.

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The ritual festival of Igba-Ada is a traditional carnival which symbolizes commemoration of the synergy between the living and dead and it acts as a spiritual conduit that binds or compensates the entire villages that constitutes Aguleri as a kingdom of one people with one destiny through the mediation of their contact with their ancestral home and with the built/support in religious rituals and cultural security of their extended brotherhood. This research work discusses Mmanwu Festivals and their symbolic representation in an Igbo community focusing on Igba-Ada carnival in Aguleri, Anambra E

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Njoku, Francis O. C. "A Philosophical Rationalization of Initiative-Democracy and Covenant-based Authority as Inspired by Igbo Non-Philosophy." IKENGA International Journal of Institute of African Studies 24, no. 3 (2023): 1–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.53836/ijia/2023/24/3/001.

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The paper studies some aspects of the Igbo non-philosophy, which include elements such as cosmology, myth, language, culture, belief system, folklore, and so on which, though not philosophy, can offer materials for philosophical reflection. It then goes ahead to conceptualize ‘initiative-democracy’ and ‘covenant-based authority’ as implicit in Igbo non-philosophy. By making explicit what is implicit in Igbo non-philosophy, the author hopes to offer some grounds for answering the question of why political centralization was/is resisted in Igbo society. Initiative-democracy is a form of social s

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Igbo cosmology"

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Obiekezie, Matthew U. "The doctrine of the hypostatic union in the context of Igbo anthropology." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Ikebude, Chukwuemeka. "Identity in Igbo architecture Ekwuru, Obi, and the African Continental Bank building /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1250885407.

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Books on the topic "Igbo cosmology"

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Onyesoh, Chukwuemeka I. Iwa oji (kola nut) in Igbo cosmology: Abia State University, Uturu, Centre for Igbo Studies (Obi Ikenga) Public Lecture on 21st August 2014. 2nd ed. Printed by Snaap Press Nigeria Ltd., 2014.

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Anyikam, Uchenna, and J. R. Aririguzo. Odinani: Igbo Mythology and Cosmology for Kids. Kaego Book Company, 2022.

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The water goddess in Igbo cosmology: Ogbuide of Oguta Lake. Africa World Press, 2008.

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Umeh, John Anenechukwu. After God is Dibia: Igbo Cosmology, Divination & Sacred Science, Volume 2. Karnak House, 2000.

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Umeh, Anenechukwu. After God is Dibia: Vol. 1 (Igbo Cosmology, Divination & Sacred Science in Nigeria). Africa World Press, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Igbo cosmology"

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Onwuka, Azuka. "Women as the Unsung Breadwinners in Igbo Cosmology in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God." In Nigerian Women in Cultural, Political and Public Spaces. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40582-2_3.

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"Igbo cosmology." In Women in Igbo Life and Thought. Routledge, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315011158-12.

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Okafor, Clement. "Igbo Cosmology and the Parameters of Individual Accomplishment in Things Fall Apart." In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195147636.003.0003.

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Abstract Since The Publrcation of Things Fall Apart in 1958, the novel has developed into a truly remarkable literary phenomenon; it is not only the most widely read book in Africa except for the Bible, but also is now part of the global literary canon. Furthermore, Things Fall Apart has sold more than eight million copies and has been translated into fifty-five languages of the world. As the literary world celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the publication of this classic, it is more important now than ever before that we establish an appropriate epistemological framework that can profita

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Nnadika, Ifeanyi Gideon. "The Chi in Igbo Cosmology: A Narrative Analysis of An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma." In Escritos discentes em literaturas de língua inglesa. PONTES EDITORES LTDA, 2024. https://doi.org/10.29327/5497964.1-13.

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