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Book Synopsis Igbo in the Atlantic World by : Toyin Falola
Download or read book Igbo in the Atlantic World written by Toyin Falola and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Igbo are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria and are perhaps best known and celebrated in the work of Chinua Achebe. In this landmark collection on Igbo society and arts, Toyin Falola and Raphael Chijioke Njoku have compiled a detailed and innovative examination of the Igbo experience in Africa and in the diaspora. Focusing on institutions and cultural practices, the volume covers the enslavement, middle passage, and American experience of the Igbo as well as their return to Africa and aspects of Igbo language, society, and cultural arts. By employing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, this volume presents a comprehensive view of how the Igbo were integrated into the Atlantic world through the slave trade and slavery, the transformations of Igbo identities and culture, and the strategies for resistance employed by the Igbo in the New World. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this collection includes 21 essays by prominent scholars throughout the world.
Book Synopsis The Igbo of Southeast Nigeria by : Victor Chikezie Uchendu
Download or read book The Igbo of Southeast Nigeria written by Victor Chikezie Uchendu and published by New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston. This book was released on 1965 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the Igbo social system and view of the world. Covers their contact with European culture and the warfare that raged within the Igbo borders."--Textbooks.com viewed Dec. 8, 2020.
Book Synopsis My Talking Yoruba Book by : Ugo Ezeoke
Download or read book My Talking Yoruba Book written by Ugo Ezeoke and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book emanated from a need to teach our your children basic yoruba words in a format similar to what is obtained in English learning materials. It aims to introduce basic cultural practices and words to learners of all ages. Users of this book will learn beautiful nuggets about our African culture, read select folklore stories, all while learning basic words in an audio format with vividly illustrated visuals. We hope you enjoy and share this book with family and friends. Together, let us continue to promote and preserve our beautiful culture, and language.
Book Synopsis Things Fall Apart by : Chinua Achebe
Download or read book Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.
Book Synopsis The Igbo Intellectual Tradition by : G. Chuku
Download or read book The Igbo Intellectual Tradition written by G. Chuku and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms with the dominance of European thought while making significant contributions to African intellectual traditions.
Download or read book Igbo Culture written by Reuben Eneze and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presented his book Igbo Culture in a most convincing way by quoting expert opinions on most of the issues he discussed in the book. Through his carefully researched work and detailed analysis of facts, he showed in the book that Igbo youths working hard like their ancestors can reform Igboland into a new and better civilization by sifting the good aspects of Igbo culture into today's way of life. He started his book by making a brief reference to the possible migration route of Igbo ancestors from their earliest settlements in the forest region of Central Africa to their present-day settlement in Southeastern Nigeria of West Africa. He also made a brief reference to the development of the Igbo civilization through the period covering the Stone Age and Iron Age civilizations (pages 114). He painted a clear picture of the cultural background of the community where he was born and brought up and lived in for more than sixty years before he traveled to the United States of America. He traced the more than twenty-six generations-deep lineages, beliefs, concepts, customs, and history of Ihe Shikeaguma in Ntuegbe clan of Enugu State in Southeastern Nigeria as a sample core Igbo culture community. He also delved into the historical links and social formation of this community, with emphasis on genealogy, religion, settlement, language, government, law enforcement, defense, seasons, festivals, and residential structures (pages 1583). He took his readers to Igbo thought on God, self, family, human life, birth, death, spirit, human mind, and reincarnation (pages 85113). He clearly documented the cultural products of Igbo thought, which can be seen in the formulation of Igbo institutions with special reference to marriage, the extended family system, the social status structure and title system, festivals, informal education, traditional law, community service, religion, divination, and health-care services (pages 114202). He explained that the symbolism of various articles and some spoken words in Igbo culture are products of Igbo thought. He referred to ofo stick, kola nut, alligator pepper, spears, tribal face marks, body paint, white chalk, and the young palm frond as symbols or instruments of Igbo philosophical expressions and concepts (pages 203214). He showed how Igbo culture and philosophy have been affected by the cultures of Igbo neighbors in Nigeria and by other foreign cultures with special references to the following: (a) Ugwuele civilization (a Stone Age culture)1,000,000 BC500,000 BC (b) Nri civilization (a ritualized kingship system)AD 800AD 1700 (c) Aro civilization (slave trade and colonial era)AD 1700AD 1850 (d) Border civilization (slave trade and colonial era)AD 800AD1900 (e) External civilization (slave trade and colonial era)AD 1700AD 2000 (pages 215238) The author concluded his work by making an evaluation of Igbo culture. He carefully examined the oriented values of the Igbo and highlighted those areas of Igbo culture that should be refurbished and reinfused into Igbo life by the Igbo themselves in order to transform Igboland into a big theater of modern civilization (pages 239246).
Book Synopsis Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World by : Chima J. Korieh
Download or read book Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World written by Chima J. Korieh and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how Chinua Achebe presented the Igbo-African world in his writing by analyzing his engagement with critical issues like historical representation, gender, and indigenous political institutions. Contributors study how his work draws from African historical reality and identity while challenging Western epistemological hegemony.
Book Synopsis Women in Igbo Life and Thought by : Joseph Therese Agbasiere
Download or read book Women in Igbo Life and Thought written by Joseph Therese Agbasiere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A member of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria who became a nun and trained as an anthropologist, Joseph Therese Agbasiere had a unique opportunity to transcend some of the preconceptions and subjectivities inevitable when an 'outsider' studies a native society. Her richly detailed ethnography examines kinship practices, marriage customs, and women's responsibilities in the house and the community, establishing the tremendous influence that Igbo women wield in public affairs. Igbo ideas about the universe, the person and spiritual considerations are also discussed and shown to be primarily centred around women. This fascinating work is a testament to the combination of personal insight and academic detachment which the author brought to her study of Igbo women before her death in 1998. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in anthropology, African studies and women's studies.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids by : Chinelo Anyadiegwu
Download or read book Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids written by Chinelo Anyadiegwu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Igbo heroes, deities, creatures, folktales, and myths, including Chineke the creator, Ana, Igwe, Anyanwu, Ekwensu, and more, plus the story of the first mermaid, the legend of Udenolu the shapeshifting crow, and the story of the tortoise and the Lion King. The first definitive collection of Igbo legends and traditions for kids, this book explores the mythological origins of the Igbo people, the ancient Nri Kingdom, and Igbo cosmology before delving into the Alusi, or the core Igbo deities. Following this introduction to the pantheon of gods and goddesses, a collection of the most popular Igbo myths, folktales, and legends will immerse kids in exciting stories of tricksters, shapeshifters, and heroes, including: The Wrestler Whose Back Never Touched the Ground Ojiugo, the Rare Gem The Tortoise and the Birds, or The Origin Story of Sea Turtles Ngwele Aghuli, Why the Crocodile Lives Alone How Death Came to Be And more! The perfect book for kids who are fascinated by Greek mythology or love the Rick Riordan series, Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids offers a fun look into the stories, history, and figures that characterize Igbo culture.
Book Synopsis My Beautiful Igbo Book by : Chika Otti
Download or read book My Beautiful Igbo Book written by Chika Otti and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vividly illustrated Igbo Children's and beginner language book. Have you ever wanted to teach your kids Igbo? Well, now you can with My Beautiful Igbo Children's Book! The first of its kind - a fantastic resource for learning the Igbo language with vibrant illustrations! My Beautiful Igbo Book Children's Book is filled with eye-catching and colorful illustrations and various sections including alphabets, numbers, family, cultural titbits, folktales like - Why the Tortoise has a Cracked Shell and more! This book is a must for every Igbo family that wants children to learn Igbo and understand some of our Igbo traditions. This book is primarily designed for Igbo language beginners. It can also serve as a useful refresher for parents and adults.
Book Synopsis Towards an Igbo Metaphysics by : Emmanuel M. P. Edeh
Download or read book Towards an Igbo Metaphysics written by Emmanuel M. P. Edeh and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Igbo Language Made Easy by : Ijeoma Chinedu Uba-Njoku
Download or read book Igbo Language Made Easy written by Ijeoma Chinedu Uba-Njoku and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Igbo Language Made Easy with English and Swedish translation is an introductory learning material for individuals, especially students who want to learn the Igbo language and can read and understand either English language or Swedish language. The main purpose of this book is to help Igbo families living in diaspora, especially Sweden, to begin to understand, speak and write the Igbo language in order to know, appreciate and promote the language, culture and customs. This book contains visual instructions to aid learning. The lessons contained in this book are simple to understand, easy to read, speak, and to write. Raising a child in his/her mother language requires living the language and not just teaching it. Parents need to live the language by speaking the language with their children while at home, driving a car, cooking, and shopping with them. Therefore this book is to assist you in doing that. Chidimma Ezeala – Igbo Teacher Goteborg A child’s first language is important to his or her identity and helps the child value his or her culture and heritage. This book is recommended for anyone who wants to learn Igbo language from the foundation level. Joels Chig Uba Njoku – Author of Twist and Thorns Research has shown that Students who learn English or any other language in addition to their native language attain higher academic excellence in later years than students who only learn English or (in this case) Swedish language at the expense of their native language. This book will help readers interact fluently with native Igbo speaking people in Sweden and overseas. Ernest Ngadiuba – Chairman NIDO Sweden
Book Synopsis Women in Igbo Life and Thought by : Joseph Therese Agbasiere
Download or read book Women in Igbo Life and Thought written by Joseph Therese Agbasiere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A member of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria who became a nun and trained as an anthropologist, Joseph Therese Agbasiere had a unique opportunity to transcend some of the preconceptions and subjectivities inevitable when an 'outsider' studies a native society. Her richly detailed ethnography examines kinship practices, marriage customs, and women's responsibilities in the house and the community, establishing the tremendous influence that Igbo women wield in public affairs. Igbo ideas about the universe, the person and spiritual considerations are also discussed and shown to be primarily centred around women. This fascinating work is a testament to the combination of personal insight and academic detachment which the author brought to her study of Igbo women before her death in 1998. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in anthropology, African studies and women's studies.
Download or read book Igbo Arts written by Herbert M. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Igbo written by Herbert Cole and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Igbo art is famous for its diversity, inventiveness, and aesthetic quality. This wide-ranging survey of art made by the 15 to 20 million Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria focuses on the 20th century but also takes a look at the extraordinary 9th- and 10th-century bce cast copper alloy and ceramic finds that influenced Igbo artworks created 20 centuries later. Ceremonial contexts and meanings are explained, covering art associated with individuals as well as communal works and ranging from personal decoration to architectural forms, from household objects to cult sculpture, title regalia, and public shrines. Many little-known objects are included alongside a generous sampling of the thousands of masks that are perhaps the quintessential forms of Igbo art.
Download or read book Alikanze written by Nwakego P. Ihenach¿ and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folktale in the West African Igbo setting are very interesting, exciting, mythical and magical. Children love it. Children love to listen to story-telling from family members or anyone who cares to tell or read them stories. Most Igbo folktales have songs. The Alikanze folklore is sung. It is one of the fast-disappearing oral traditions among the Igbo people of Nigeria. It is important to hand these tales down to the younger generation of children all over the world who love to listen to folklore and fairytales.
Book Synopsis Kwezuonu! by : Chinemerem Ifeoma Nwanze
Download or read book Kwezuonu! written by Chinemerem Ifeoma Nwanze and published by Literary Revolutionary. This book was released on 2019-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
