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Title:Ritual Symbolism in Igbo Traditional Religion (A Survey through Religious and Cultural Analysis)
Author:Ifesieh, Emmanuel IfemegbunamISNI
Year:1986
Periodical:Africana Marburgensia
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:50-82
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:African religions
religious rituals
Igbo
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Religion and Witchcraft
Abstract:Discussion of ritual symbolism in Igbo traditional religion, distinguishing the following categories: persons, sacred places, sacred things/objects, sacred trees, sacred animals, ritual-symbolic word collocation (words placed together which convey the ritual-symbols they represent), ritual-symbolic word association (ideas or images which are evoked when taking up a ritual object or conceiving it mentally), and ritual-symbolic proverbs. Attention is also paid to the manifestation of the sacred, the interpretation of its meaning, and the reasons for the use of ritual-symbolism. Bibliogr., notes, ref.
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