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Ala (meaning 'earth' and 'land' in Igbo, also Ájá-ànà) [48] [49] is the feminine earth spirit who is responsible for morality, fertility and the dead ancestors who are stored in the underworld in her womb. Ala is at the head of the Igbo pantheon, maintaining order and carrying out justice against wrongdoers.
Prior to "Western civilisation, the poetry of the Igbo was well developed, and it also served the sociological needs of the people." [49] Igbo poetry is classified into two parts: panegyric and elegiac poetry. Panegyric poetry is seen during childbirth, love poems and rituals while elegiac poetry can be seen in times of war, burials and ...
An ọgbanje is a term in Odinani (Igbo: ọ̀dị̀nànị̀) for what was thought to be an evil spirit that would deliberately plague a family with misfortune. Belief in ọgbanje in Igboland is not as strong as it once was, although there are still some believers. [1] Its literal meaning in the Igbo language is "children who come and go".
This style of Igbo folk genre is often described as "Akuko-na-egwu" (Story-in-music) in which the artist narrates a story in musical form with occasional instrumental interludes. [13] Storytelling in the genre is often organized in a way in which an artist starts with the topic of the song and moves further into the story, goes back to the ...
The Osu caste system's roots trace back to the era when Igbo city-states were governed by Odinani, a system of earth-based laws. Ala, a deity, established rules for the people to follow in order to ensure the nation's prosperity within the territory granted by Chukwu, the Supreme God. Offenders found guilty of grave abominations were exiled to ...
Chukwu is a supreme deity, and in pagan traditions this was often anthropomorphizedby the sun. How, Chukwu literally means "deity" as does Chineke, so for Christian and Muslim Igbos Chukwu means "God" and has no relation with the sun or any other natural phenomenon. [citation needed] Many Igbo Christians refer to the Christian God as Chukwu. [2]
Igwe Orizu I (Eze Ugbonyamba; born 1881–1924) was the 18th [1] Obi of Otolo and the Igwe of Nnewi kingdom.He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Eastern Nigeria.
The Kingdom of Nri (Igbo: Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì) was a medieval polity located in what is now Nigeria.The kingdom existed as a sphere of religious and political influence over a significant part of what is known today as Igboland prior to expansion, and was administered by a priest-king called an Eze Nri.