The Concept Of Man In Igbo Myths
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The Concept Of Man In Igbo Myths
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Author : Chigekwu G. Ogbuene
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 1999
The Concept Of Man In Igbo Myths written by Chigekwu G. Ogbuene and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
God And Man In African Religion
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Author : Emefie Ikenga Metuh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
God And Man In African Religion written by Emefie Ikenga Metuh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Ethnology categories.
Myths Of The Creation Of Man And The Origin Of Death In Africa
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Author : Obiakoizu A. Iloanusi
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release Date : 1984
Myths Of The Creation Of Man And The Origin Of Death In Africa written by Obiakoizu A. Iloanusi and has been published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The study of the myths of preliterate society is at times a painstaking venture because of the often rather unfortunate misinterpretation of these myths as false stories based on imagination. But myth, as a lived religious experience of a particular cultural society asserts the necessity for expression of transcendent realities which in turn are expressed in symbolic forms. It governs the faith and controls the conduct of the people who live the myths in their ritual ceremonies. As a narrative resurrection of primordial reality with normative influence myth satisfies deep religious needs, fixes customs, sanctions and modes of behaviour. This work undertakes to show that religious myths of the preliterate society - especially the myths of creation of man and the origin of death - are not illusive stories concocted to deceive common mind but rather mental deductions of the preliterate mind of the history of his religion, the knowledge of his origin, death and the hereafter.
Afro Igbo Mmad And Thomas Aquinas S Imago Dei
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Author : Venatius Chukwudum Oforka
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2016-06-25
Afro Igbo Mmad And Thomas Aquinas S Imago Dei written by Venatius Chukwudum Oforka and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-25 with Political Science categories.
In our modern and globalised world, the concept of human dignity has gained a haloed status and plays a decisive role in assessing the moral integrity of every human being. It provides a necessary foundation for the on-going human rights struggles. For the idea of human dignity ensures that our ever-growing complicated world wears a human face and that human beings are respected as absolute values in themselves. Afro-Igbo Mmad? and Thomas Aquinas' Imago Dei: An Inter-cultural Dialogue on Human Dignity attempts to expand the discourse on the concept of human dignity, which appears to have been parochially founded on the principles of Western cultures and ideologies. To deparochialise this discourse, it proposes an inter-cultural dialogue towards establishing common principles that define the foundation of human dignity, even when the approaches of diverse cultures to this foundation differ. The Afro-Igbo Mmadu and Thomas Aquinas' Imago Dei is, therefore, a model of such inter-cultural dialogue. It hosts a profound dialogue between the concept of Mmad? among the Igbo people of eastern Nigeria (Africa) and the concept of Imago Dei according to Thomas Aquinas of western European culture. The study discusses the rich values in these cultural concepts and acknowledges them as veritable tools for establishing human dignity as a universal and inalienable character of human beings. It, nonetheless, highlights the low points in these cultures that are discordant with this universal and inalienable character. The dialogue establishes that these two cultures could complementarily enrich one another and in this way mutually augment their shortcomings towards a more globalised and reinforced foundation of human dignity and the defence of the dignity of every individual human being.
African Symbols Proverbs And Myths
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Author : Raphael Okechukwu Madu
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1992
African Symbols Proverbs And Myths written by Raphael Okechukwu Madu and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The problem of final destiny remains one of the most perplexing issues in all cultures. After this life, what next? Deeply researched, this book examines Igbo symbols, proverbs and myths and demonstrates their significance as man's pronouncements upon himself; self-confession in the understanding of the African conception of human destiny. It shows, too, that a large part of what traditional Africans believe is couched in symbolic language. Since what is conveyed in language, albeit symbolism, is often not very obvious, the book offers new insights into the relationship between language and Hermeneutics. Using semantics as the axis of reference, it reveals the «accumulative intentions» characteristic of African symbolic forms and the this-life-centredness of their conception of human destiny.
Myth And The African Universe
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Author : B. Abanuka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Myth And The African Universe written by B. Abanuka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
Overcoming The Osu Caste System Among The Afro Igbo
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Author : John Ugochukwu Opara
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2020-03-10
Overcoming The Osu Caste System Among The Afro Igbo written by John Ugochukwu Opara and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-10 with categories.
It is the conviction of Sacramentum Caritatis as well as the fathers of the Second Vatican Council that active participation at Eucharistic celebration cannot be easily disassociated from active involvement in the Church's mission in the world. This present study in the light of the foregoing presuppositions, exposes some of such challenges confronting the Afro-Igbo Christian, with special focus on the menace of the osu caste system, and proposes ways towards its eradication. One of such ways remains strengthening the Eucharistic celebration through the process of the inculturation.
Mmanwu And Mission Among The Igbo People Of Nigeria
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Author : Adolphus Chikezie Anuka
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2019-06
Mmanwu And Mission Among The Igbo People Of Nigeria written by Adolphus Chikezie Anuka and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06 with Evangelistic work categories.
The joy over the growth of Christianity in Africa is also a challenge to all concerned to help Christianity take roots, ennoble and become one with the cultural life of the numerous tribes of Africa. This missionary expectation is not yet fully realized in many local churches in Africa. From these perspectives, Adolphus Chikezie Anuka inaugurates a new brand of concrete, target-oriented emphasis on dialogical inculturation. In this book, the Mmanwu cultural institution of the Igbo people of south eastern Nigeria stands in central focus, opening itself to the influences of Christian values as well as speaking to the religious assumptions of Christianity. The theoretical results of this research work and its practical pastoral suggestions are both enlightening and appealing.
The Church As The Extended Family Of God
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Author : Donatus Oluwa Chukwu
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-01-27
The Church As The Extended Family Of God written by Donatus Oluwa Chukwu and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-27 with Religion categories.
As Christianity in Africa is witnessing an unprecedented growth in membership, the author argues that in order to sustain its momentous growth and deepen the faith particularly among Catholics, the Church needs to acculturate an African model that resonates with Africans’ religiosity, cultural consciousness and worldview. The author contends that the model of the Church as the Extended family of God is best suited for an African ecclesiology and deepening the faith of African Christians.
The Forger S Tale
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Author : Stephanie Newell
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2006-11-01
The Forger S Tale written by Stephanie Newell and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between 1905 and 1939 a conspicuously tall white man with a shock of red hair, dressed in a silk shirt and white linen trousers, could be seen on the streets of Onitsha, in Eastern Nigeria. How was it possible for an unconventional, boy-loving Englishman to gain a social status among the local populace enjoyed by few other Europeans in colonial West Africa? In The Forger’s Tale: The Search for Odeziaku Stephanie Newell charts the story of the English novelist and poet John Moray Stuart-Young (1881–1939) as he traveled from the slums of Manchester to West Africa in order to escape the homophobic prejudices of late-Victorian society. Leaving behind a criminal record for forgery and embezzlement and his notoriety as a “spirit rapper,” Stuart-Young found a new identity as a wealthy palm oil trader and a celebrated author, known to Nigerians as “Odeziaku.” In this fascinating biographical account, Newell draws on queer theory, African gender debates, and “new imperial history” to open up a wider study of imperialism, (homo)sexuality, and nonelite culture between the 1880s and the late 1930s. The Forger’s Tale pays close attention to different forms of West African cultural production in the colonial period and to public debates about sexuality and ethics, as well as to movements in mainstream English literature.