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Culture, Precepts, and Social Change in Southeastern Nigeria

Culture, Precepts, and Social Change in Southeastern Nigeria

Understanding the Igbo

Apollos O. Nwauwa (Anthology Editor) , Ogechi E. Anyanwu (Anthology Editor) , Ojiako Victoria Uloma (Contributor) , Caroline N. Mbonu (Contributor) , Anselm C. Onuorah (Contributor) , George Ogbonna Mbarah (Contributor) ,

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Culture, Precepts, and Social Change in Southeastern Nigeria

Understanding the Igbo

Apollos O. Nwauwa (Anthology Editor) , Ogechi E. Anyanwu (Anthology Editor) , Ojiako Victoria Uloma (Contributor) , Caroline N. Mbonu (Contributor) , Anselm C. Onuorah (Contributor) , George Ogbonna Mbarah (Contributor) ,

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This book provides a unique insight into understanding the Igbo social, economic, and political world through comprehensive analyses of indigenous and foreign religious practices, issues surrounding women, literature, language, sexism in musical lyrics, films, and community development and government. It also explores thought-provoking cultural practices relating to marriage and divorce, reincarnation, naming, and masquerade dance. The themes covered in the book help readers appreciate the often-neglected multifaceted local and external forces that continue to shape the Igbo experience in southeastern Nigeria.

Introduction

Apollos O. Nwauwa and Ogechi E. Anyanwu

PART I: Religious Diversity and Cultural Values in Igboland

Chapter 1: Pentecostalism, Miracle and ‘Prosperity’ Gospel

Ojiako Victoria Uloma

Chapter 2: Money God-Talk: Reading Proverbs 30:7–9 in a Milieu of Opulence Religiosity

Caroline N. Mbonu

Chapter 3: Deities in Indigenous Religion: A Critical Inquiry into the Nature and the Divinity of the Devil

Anselm C. Onuorah

Chapter 4: Agbara Na Mmuo as Agents of Development in Indigenous Cosmology

George Ogbonna Mbarah

Chapter 5: Harnessing Igbo Traditional and Biblical Environmental Ethics to Confront Ecological Challenges

Ernest O. Anyacho

PART II: Women and Gender Issues in Contemporary Igbo Society

Chapter 6: Masquerade and Women Spectatorship in Akp?ha-Afikpo: The Demystified Affront

Mazi Ben Orji

Chapter 7: Contributions of Women in Governance and Community Development: A Case Study of Awka-Etiti in Idemili South Local Government of Anambra State

Nkiru Christiana Ohia and Uchenna Mariestella Nzewi

Chapter 8: Inter-Female Hostility as a Cultural Behavior in Freud’s Theory of Aggression

Ujubonu J. Okide

Chapter 9: Igbo Marriage Procedure: A Panacea to Frequent Divorce and Broken Homes

Benedict N. Igbokwe

Chapter 10: Sexism in Lyrics: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Flavour’s ‘Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)’ and ‘Ada Ada’

Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka

PART III: Exploring Igbo Worldview through Literature

Chapter 11: Chinua Achebe’s Historical Novels and Igbo Value System Today: A Dialectical Discourse

Sheila I. Njemanze

Chapter 12: The Significance of Cosmic Objects in Traditional Burial Rites as Represented in African Literature

Evelyn Nwachukwu Urama, Albi-Oparaocha, and Florence Chiji

Chapter 13: Novel and Film: Tales of the Python in Two Media and Four Narratives

Okwuchukwu Otti

Chapter 14: Loan Words in Igbo Drama Texts: Implications for an Endangered Language

Adaora Anyachebelu

Chapter 15: Inscribing Women in Literary Canon: Agenda for Igbo Women Novelists

Okafor Ebele Eucharia

Product details

Published	24 Oct 2019
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Extent	1
ISBN	9781978791534
Imprint	Lexington Books
Illustrations	4 b/w photos; 9 tables;
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Apollos O. Nwauwa

Anthology Editor

Ogechi E. Anyanwu

Contributor

Ojiako Victoria Uloma

Contributor

Caroline N. Mbonu

Contributor

Anselm C. Onuorah

Contributor

George Ogbonna Mbarah

Contributor

Ernest O. Anyacho

Contributor

Mazi Ben Orji

Contributor

Ujubonu J. Okide

Contributor

Benedict N. Igbokwe

Contributor

Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka

Contributor

Sheila I. Njemanze

Contributor

Evelyn Nwachukwu Urama

Contributor

Florence Chiji

Contributor

Okwuchukwu Otti

Contributor

Adaora Anyachebelu

Contributor

Okafor Ebele Eucharia

This book presents a compelling collection of significant studies on various aspects of the Igbo world by accomplished scholars in the field. Nicely written in a simple prose, each chapter encompasses fascinating new research findings that can advance our knowledge of this unique people with rich tradition, culture, and aesthetic expression.

Ihechukwu Madubuike, former Minister of Education, Nigeria
The book is a refreshing addition to a growing body of work dedicated to reconstructing the unique historical experience of the Igbo in Southeastern Nigeria. Edited by two leading Igbo scholars in the United States with contributors versed in various aspects of Igbo Studies, this book is timely and highly recommended to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the cultural practices that have come to distinguish the Igbo people from their neighbors.

U. D. Anyanwu, Hezekiah University