Culture, Precepts, and Social Change in Southeastern Nigeria: Understanding the Igbo

by Apollos O. Nwauwa (Editor), Ogechi E. Anyanwu (Editor), Ojiako Victoria Uloma (Contribution by), Caroline N. Mbonu (Contribution by), Anselm C. Onuorah (Contribution by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498589697
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	10/24/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	286
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Apollos O. Nwauwa is professor of history and Africana studies at Bowling Green State University.

Ogechi E. Anyanwu is professor of history and African studies at Eastern Kentucky University.

Table of Contents

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 Akpọha-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

Editorial Reviews

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

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