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Culture, precepts, and social change in southeastern Nigeria : understanding the Igbo
Title
Culture, precepts, and social change in southeastern Nigeria : understanding the Igbo / edited by Apollos O. Nwauwa and Ogechi E. Anyanwu.
ISBN
9781498589680
1498589685
9781498589697
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]
Physical Description
xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book examines the social, cultural, economic, political, and aesthetic cultural practices that make the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria unique. The essays discuss various aspects of the Igbo experience from multi- and cross-disciplinary perspectives"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Culture, precepts, and social change in southeastern Nigeria Lanham : Lexington Books, 2019.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 10, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Apollos O. Nwauwa and Ogechi E. Anyanwu
Part I: Religious Diversity and Cultural Values in Igboland
Pentecostalism, Miracle and 'Prosperity' Gospel / Ojiako Victoria Uloma
Money God-Talk: Reading Proverbs 30:7-9 in a Milieu of Opulence Religiosity / Caroline N. Mbonu
Deities in Indigenous Religion: A Critical Inquiry into the Nature and the Divinity of the Devil / Anselm C. Onuorah
Agbara Na Mmuo as Agents of Development in Indigenous Cosmology / George Ogbonna Mbarah
Harnessing Igbo Traditional and Biblical Environmental Ethics to Confront Ecological Challenges / Ernest O. Anyacho
Part II: Women and Gender Issues in Contemporary Igbo Society
Masquerade and Women Spectatorship in Akpọha-Afikpo: The Demystified Affront / Mazi Ben Orji
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
Inter-Female Hostility as a Cultural Behavior in Freud's Theory of Aggression / Ujubonu J. Okide
Igbo Marriage Procedure: A Panacea to Frequent Divorce and Broken Homes / Benedict N. Igbokwe
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
Chinua Achebe's Historical Novels and Igbo Value System Today: A Dialectical Discourse / Sheila I. Njemanze
The Significance of Cosmic Objects in Traditional Burial Rites as Represented in African Literature / Evelyn Nwachukwu Urama, Albi-Oparaocha, and Florence Chiji
Novel and Film: Tales of the Python in Two Media and Four Narratives / Okwuchukwu Otti
Loan Words in Igbo Drama Texts: Implications for an Endangered Language / Adaora Anyachebelu
Inscribing Women in Literary Canon: Agenda for Igbo Women Novelists / Okafor Ebele Eucharia
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