A Reassessment of the Concept of Ibo Traditional Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9206071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edmund O Egboh (1Nsukka, Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Pages | 68-79 |
| Publication date | 1972-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852772x00052 |
| OpenAlex | W2084370766, W4230766967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
One important concept common to humanity is the religious concept: the idea that there is in existence a transcendental being on whom all created things are dependent, and the need for man to worship this being as the lord of all things. All the races of mankind, throughout the ages had manifested this religious sentiment. The Jews, Christians and Mohammedans, have a monotheistic conception of this transcendental being called Jehovah by the Jews, God by the Christians and Allah by the Moslems. In Iboland, under the traditional religion, there was a conception of the transcendental being, God. This transcendental being, Himself a spirit, was associated with many lesser spirits, to which the term gods or deities, had been given by many writers. The use of this term had led to the belief that the Ibos of the traditional
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |