The meaning of religious conversion in Africa: the case of the Igbo of Nigeria
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| Beschreibung: | Zugl.: Aberdeen, Univ., Diss., 1982 |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 352 S. |
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The Meaning of Religious
Conversion in Africa
The Case of the Igbo of Nigeria
CYRIL C OKOROCHA
Avebury
Aldershot • Brookfield USA • Hong Kong • Singapore • Sydney
Contents
List of figures viii
Foreword by Andrew F Walls ix
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiv
1 Religion in Igboland: an evaluation of recent studies
by Igbo scholars 1
A phenomenological approach 1
Geographical limitations 6
The plan followed 8
Recent works on religion in Igboland by Igbo
scholars: an appraisal 9
Aims of this study 35
Notes 36
2 Salvation in Igbo religious experience 47
Encounter with the Transcendent 47
An examination of Igbo prayers 55
The Igbo understanding of salvation 77
Notes 83
3 Ofo-na-ogu: the precondition for Ezi-Ndu (salvation)
in Igbo piety 94
The moral root of Igbo religiosity 94
What is ofol 96
/
v
What is ogul 100
Omenala Igbo or the Igbo traditional ethical code 101
The vindication of the spirit of the traditional moral code 108
The centrality of the moral code 118
Notes 121
4 Cleansing and warding off: salvation from sin in Igbo piety 130
Belief in punishments and rewards 130
Identification of sin: wrath 131
Diagnosing and dealing with sin 139
Dealing with sins requiring sacrifices 140
Appraisal 150
Notes 151
5 Ahamefula: the eschatological aspect of Ezi-Ndu 161
The Igbo view of the future 161
Notes 181
6 The search for power for the enhancement of life in Igbo
religion 188
Isa-aka: 'vitalisation of the hand' (or 'washing of hand') 188
Ike-isi: 'binding one's head' 189
Ikenga\ the cult of achievement 192
The search for power 197
Notes 201
7 The search for salvation (Ezi-Ndu): the theological key to
Igbo conversion to Christianity 204
The argument so far 204
The historical reference: a turning point in Igbo religious
history - mass movement to Christianity from 1906 207
A theoretical analysis of Igbo conversion: search for
mana (power) and Ezi-Ndu 221
Social dimensions of missionary enterprise in Igboland:
seeds of revolution and the making of a new felite 238
Analysis: some implications of the Igbo experience
for the Christian mission 242
Notes 245
8 Two faiths in one mind: persistence of primal religious
values among Igbo Christians 261
Search for stability amidst flux of change 261
Outline of chapter 262
Case studies 263
vi
Analysis 278
Igbo Christianity today and tomorrow 278
Notes 284
9 General conclusion 291
Notes 296
Appendix 1 Index of prayers 297
Appendix 2 Some of the proverbs used in the text and the
aspects of Igbo world-view they express 299
Appendix 3 Some Igbo names used in the text and their religious
import 304
Appendix 4 A typical Igbo local church history: St John's
Church, Ihiagwa - a brief history 306
Appendix S Money, matters 308
Select bibliography and note on oral sources 311
Primary sources 311
Secondary sources 316
Author index 335
Subject index 340
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