Culture, Precepts, and Social Change in Southeastern Nigeria

Apollos O. Nwauwa is professor of history and Africana studies at Bowling Green State University.Ogechi E. Anyanwu is professor of history and African studies at Eastern Kentucky University.

• IntroductionApollos O. Nwauwa and Ogechi E. Anyanwu PART I: Religious Diversity and Cultural Values in IgbolandChapter 1: Pentecostalism, Miracle and ‘Prosperity’ GospelOjiako Victoria Uloma Chapter 2: Money God-Talk: Reading Proverbs 30:7–9 in a Milieu of Opulence ReligiosityCaroline N. Mbonu Chapter 3: Deities in Indigenous Religion: A Critical Inquiry into the Nature and the Divinity of the DevilAnselm C. Onuorah Chapter 4: Agbara Na Mmuo as Agents of Development in Indigenous CosmologyGeorge Ogbonna Mbarah Chapter 5: Harnessing Igbo Traditional and Biblical Environmental Ethics to Confront Ecological ChallengesErnest O. AnyachoPART II: Women and Gender Issues in Contemporary Igbo Society Chapter 6: Masquerade and Women Spectatorship in Akp?ha-Afikpo: The Demystified AffrontMazi Ben OrjiChapter 7: Contributions of Women in Governance and Community Development: A Case Study of Awka-Etiti in Idemili South Local Government of Anambra StateNkiru Christiana Ohia and Uchenna Mariestella NzewiChapter 8: Inter-Female Hostility as a Cultural Behavior in Freud’s Theory of AggressionUjubonu J. Okide Chapter 9: Igbo Marriage Procedure: A Panacea to Frequent Divorce and Broken HomesBenedict N. IgbokweChapter 10: Sexism in Lyrics: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Flavour’s ‘Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)’ and ‘Ada Ada’Chiamaka Ngozi OyekaPART III: Exploring Igbo Worldview through Literature Chapter 11: Chinua Achebe’s Historical Novels and Igbo Value System Today: A Dialectical DiscourseSheila I. NjemanzeChapter 12: The Significance of Cosmic Objects in Traditional Burial Rites as Represented in African LiteratureEvelyn Nwachukwu Urama, Albi-Oparaocha, and Florence ChijiChapter 13: Novel and Film: Tales of the Python in Two Media and Four NarrativesOkwuchukwu OttiChapter 14: Loan Words in Igbo Drama Texts: Implications for an Endangered LanguageAdaora Anyachebelu Chapter 15: Inscribing Women in Literary Canon: Agenda for Igbo Women NovelistsOkafor Ebele Eucharia

This book presents a compelling collection of significant studies on various aspects of the Igbo world by accomplished scholars in the field. Nicely written in a simple prose, each chapter encompasses fascinating new research findings that can advance our knowledge of this unique people with rich tradition, culture, and aesthetic expression.