Ndi-Igbo of Nigeria
Ndi-Igbo of Nigeria

Author: Ndubisi Nwafor-Ejelinma

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1466938935

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This book comes, first of all, as the answer to the yearning for more written literature on the identity of the Igbo people of the southeast of Nigeria. The early chapters deal with their geographical and historical identity. Then it holds a searchlight on the Igbo worldview: their sociocultural values and traditions, their religious conceptsthe nature and character of the supreme being; their family agnates, relationships, and the structure and elements of social control dynamics, which are unknown to the Western world. The showcase also discusses some very powerful elements and traditions that give the Igbo their peculiar identity: the kola nut tradition, Igbo name, and food culture. This book is also a road map of the Igbo experience in the context of Nigerian histopolitical developments from 1914 to 1976: the crises, the pogrom, and the Biafran phenomenon, and the Ikemba Saga. Other hallmarks of this book include the profile of great personages: Igbo greatest heroes past and present, the icons of Igbo identity on both national and international scenes. And finally, it concludes with the roll call: an amazing catalog of more than four thousand Igbo traditional names.

Edhina Ekogidho – Names as Links
Edhina Ekogidho – Names as Links

Author: Minna Saarelma-Maunumaa

Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Published: 2003-10-17

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 9522228168

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What are the most popular names of the Ambo people in Namibia? Why do so many Ambos have Finnish first names? What do the African names of these people mean? Why is the namesake so important in Ambo culture? How did the long independence struggle affect personal naming, and what are the latest name-giving trends in Namibia? This study analyses the changes in the personal naming system of the Ambo people in Namibia over the last 120 years, starting from the year 1883 when the first Ambos received biblical and European names at baptism. The central factors in this process were the German and South African colonisation and European missionary work on the one hand, and the rise of African nationalism on the other hand. Eventually, this clash between African and European naming practices led to a new and dynamic naming system which includes elements of both African and European origin.

Happy Times with Grandm
Happy Times with Grandm

Author: Agnes Ada-Nwaneri Okibedi

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1456734490

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The book is about the joys Grandma and her grandchildren have when they share great moments together. It shows the importance of having warm relationship with your loved ones. Grandparents are highly treasured and respected in my country. Happy are those who live to behold their grandchildren. It throws light into the culture and people of another country. It highlights the causes and devastating effect of diabetes on the young, the old and the importance of making children aware of this at a very early stage. Reading this book will warm your heart and improve your relationship with your loved ones.

Igbo Women in the Diaspora and Community Development in Southeastern Nigeria
Igbo Women in the Diaspora and Community Development in Southeastern Nigeria

Author: Sussie U. Aham-Okoro

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2017-06-05

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1498544290

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Gender, Migration and Development in Africa: Igbo Women in the Diaspora and Community Development in Southeastern Nigeria provides a unique approach to the study of the role of Igbo women in the diaspora to community development in Igboland. Utilizing primary sources, specifically, migration stories of women and the groups they form in the United States and other parts of the world, the book highlights the dynamism in the zeal to give back to their communities of origin in Igboland. The book seeks to affirm the propensity of Igbo women to evolve through personal efforts and formation of social groups to extend humanitarian services to underprivileged individuals and societies in Igboland. Through several community development programs, they have provided needed medical and educational supplies, hospital equipment, supplies and sponsored several medical missions in different parts of the Igboland. This book further counters the previously understudied role of women in development. Through a comprehensive documentation of the various programs and projects completed by the groups and individual charities, readers and policy makers will be inspired to appreciate the efforts of the various groups and extend needed support and assistance to the groups. The findings in the book reveal the increasing shift from the brain drain concept to brain circulation and networking within the Igbo women community. They are positively utilizing the skills and resources acquired from their host communities to engage in the development processes through remittances and social development projects. The study reinforces the trends and ideas that the improvement of African societies may well depend on the contributions of Africans outside the continent, especially women.

Edhina Ekogidho - Names as Links
Edhina Ekogidho - Names as Links

Author: Minna Saarelma-Maunumaa

Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Published: 2018-03-12

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9789517465298

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What are the most popular names of the Ambo people in Namibia? Why do so many Ambos have Finnish first names? What do the African names of these people mean? Why is the namesake so important in Ambo culture? How did the nation's long struggle for independence affect personal naming, and what are the latest name-giving trends in Namibia? This study analyses the changes in the personal naming system of the Ambo people in Namibia over the past 120 years, starting with 1883, when the first Ambos received biblical and European names on baptism. The central factors in this process were the German and South African colonisation and European missionary work on the one hand, and the rise of African nationalism on the other. Eventually, this clash between African and European naming practices led to a new, dynamic naming system which includes elements of both African and European origin. "Within the field of onomastics, i.e. the scientific study of names, this study is a remarkable and extremely important one. ... I suspect that it will become a major and standard reference work in the future, not only regarding Ambo anthroponymy, but anthroponymy in general, particularly where cultures interact." Professor S. J. Neethling, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Igbo Culture and Gospel
Igbo Culture and Gospel

Author: Michael Ukpong

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 3643905297

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Pope John Paul II speaks in "Ecclesia in Africa" (1995) of the necessity for the church to inculturate itself into the cultures of the African peoples. This book shows what makes inculturation in Africa a necessity. Against the background of a socio-empircal study it becomes understandable, why in the history of mission, from a European-religious perspective much remains misunderstood and causes distress until today. The author focuses on the 'way of Inculturation" showing how a "rooting of the Gospel in Africa" could be possible and sustainable. (Series: Biblical Perspectives for Annunciation and Teaching / Biblische Perspektiven fur Verkundigung and Unterricht, Vol. 7) [Subject: Theology, African Studies]