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Traditional Ibo Religion

Traditional Ibo Religion. Patrick Jahn. Major Gods. Ala – the earth-goddess Igwe – the sky-god Ikoro – the drum spirit Ekwu – the hearth spirit Mbatuku – the spirit of wealth. Religious Leaders. Priest and significant men were given religious responsibilities. Birth and naming.

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Traditional Ibo Religion

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  1. Traditional Ibo Religion Patrick Jahn

  2. Major Gods • Ala – the earth-goddess • Igwe – the sky-god • Ikoro – the drum spirit • Ekwu – the hearth spirit • Mbatuku– the spirit of wealth

  3. Religious Leaders Priest and significant men were given religious responsibilities

  4. Birth and naming • No family names • A person is known through their immediate male lineage

  5. Other information • Extremely religious people • Believed in two levels of the universe, natural and spiritual

  6. More information • Some aspects of the religion varied throughout Africa

  7. Igbo Religious Rituals Brad Siek

  8. Ibo Relgion • The funeral ceremonies for the Igbo people are very complex. • The most complex are of the dead chiefs. • They also considered some deaths were considered shameful and were not buried at all.

  9. The dead are sat in a stool in their finest clothes. • animal sacrifice then a burial

  10. Marriage • The process of marriage normally includes asking the woman’s consent, testing the bride’s character, and paying the brides wealth.

  11. Marriage • Men use to practice polygamy, but after the European colonization men began to practice monogamous marriage

  12. Works cited http://arenhistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/igbo-mask.jpg http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Igbo_People http://www.mineralsweb.com http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T4K7u_cS28o/R0Mhde8zCpI/AAAAAAAAAXI/TRpP4o0zjbo/s400/igbo-wedding-pictures-4.jpg0 Obi, Celestine A. "Traditional Marriage among the Igbos of Nigeria." PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR DIRECTION. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. <http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/igbo- marriage.htm>. Ta Khoi. "Ibo Religion." Tripod.com. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. <http://members.tripod.com/ih8_tuxedos/index4.html>. http://nollywoodonline.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/nigerian.jpg http://www.nathanielturner.com/images/New_Folder/igboma22.jp http://migrationstoriesofnigerianigbo.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/igbo-ukwu-burial.jpg http://www.zyama.com/igbo/B309igbo.jpg http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/06/3/8/0/27340902142969237.jpg

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