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Title:Transformations in Igbo cosmology during slavery: a study of the geneses of place-names, totems & taboos
Author:Oriji, John N.ISNI
Year:2009
Periodical:Cahiers d'études africaines
Volume:49
Issue:196
Pages:953-967
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Igbo
cosmology
ancestor worship
popular beliefs
Abstract:This paper examines the traditional cosmology of the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria in order to better understand the changes this cosmology underwent during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The study argues that by then, the Aro and their Abam warriors displaced many communities leading to the emergence of new place-names, totems and taboos. The concluding section uses the Igbo example to evaluate existing theories on totems and taboos, raising methodological issues related to the study of African history and culture. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in French and English. [Journal abstract]
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