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CATALOGUE

  • AFA DIVINATION

  • AGWU/DIBIA

  • EKWENSU

  • ICHU AJA

  • REINCARNATION

  • MMIRI (WATA)

  • IGBO LANGUAGE

  • IGBO HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

  • TRADITIONAL PLANTS & MEDICINE

Artciles on Afa (Divination)

  • Igbo Divination Poetry (ABU AFA)

    by Ichie P.A Ezikeojiaku

  • Áfa, the Ǹri-Igbo counterpart of Ifá

    by Victor Manfredi

  • “AFA”: The Mouthpiece of the Unseen

    by Anedo Onukwube

  • Afa: A Divination System in Igbo Land

    by Igbowan E. Anidiobu

  • The Language of Divination Poetry

    by A.U.N Nwankwere

  • Meaning and Method of Afa Divination

    by Austin J. Shelton

  • The Mystical Science Behind Afa Ugiri

    Nze Chukwukadibia Nwafor

  • Afa Symbolism & Phenomenology

    by M. Angulu Onwuejeogwu

Artciles on Agwu & Dibia

  • Dibia Ogwu: Agent in Search for Ultimate Reality and Purpose in Igbo World

    by M. F. Asiegbu

  • Healing Insanity Skills and Expert Knowledge of Igbo Healers

    by Patrick Ireogbu

  • A Case Study of Rain Making Rituals

    by Echezona Obiagbaosogu, Prof. Ezenweke

  • The Significance of "Nzu" in Igbo Culture

    by Rev. Dr. Tobi Nnamani

  • Chi: The Supreme Spirit

    by M.O Ene

  • Making Peace with Agwu

    by John C. Mccall

  • Agwu Possession in Igbo Society

    by Jude C. Aguwa

  • Concept of Agwụ in Igbo Ritual

    by Anedo, Onukwube

  • Igbo Medicine: Healers and Agwu Deity

    by Patrick Iroegbu

  • Health and Healing in Igbo Worldview

    by Chima Mbiere

  • The Concept of Dibia

    by Patrick Ireogbu

  • The Origins of Umu Agbara Agwu

    by Nze Chukwukadibia Nwafor

  • Psychiatric healing in Igbo land

    by Nwoko Chukwuemeka

  • Traditional Healing Among Nsukka Igbo

    by Emeka E. Okonkwo

  • Indigenous Plants Among Nsukka Igbo

    by Uche Okpoko & Emeafor Obinna

  • Contributions of Dibias

    by Ekwueme Chinweudo

Artciles on Ekwensu

  • Ekwensu Deity and the Paradox of the Christian Devil

    by Chika Okpalike & Emeka Chukwu

  • The Re-awakening of the Worship and Veneration of Ekwensu

    by Tobias Chibuike Onah

  • The Concept of ‘Ekwensu’ in Igbo Cosmology

    by Ifesinachi Nnabugwu

  • Ekwensu Is Not The Devil

    by Chuka Nduneseokwu

  • The Trickster Gods Around the World

    by Chinelo Eze

  • The Notion of Satan Ekwensu

    by Ejikemeuwa J. O. Ndubisi

Artciles on Ichu Aja

  • Aja Sacrifice in Ibo Religion

    by Francis Arinze (reviewed by Austin Shelton)

  • Mgbowo and Ichu Aja Aro

    by Akah Lawrencee

  • Sacrifices, Death, and Burial

    by GT Basden

  • Ritual Dirt & Purification Rites Among Igbos

    by Emefie Ikenga Metuh

Artciles on Igbo History & Philosophy

  • Igbo Inculturation Initiative: The Omu Liturgical Use

    by Ausgustine Onyeneke

  • Dreams of Grandeur: The Call to Office in North Central Igbo Religious Leadership

    by Keith Ray

  • Sexual Taboos & Euphemisms in Igbo

    by Osita Nwagbo

  • The Kolanut as a Cultural Symbol

    by Rev. Jon Ofoegbu Ukaegbu

  • Uli Painting and the Igbo World View

    by Liz Willis

  • Igbo Masquerade Performance and the Problem of Alien Intervention

    by Emeka Nwabueze

  • The Nwagu Aneke Igbo Script: Its Origins Features and Potentials

    by Chukwuma Azuonye

  • The Communicativeness of Incantations in the Traditional Igbo Society

    by Walter Duru

  • Igbo Deities

    by N.S. Iwe

  • A Matter of Identity

    by J.C Echeruo

  • The Ecotheology of Ahobinagu

    by Nze Chukwukadibia E. Nwafor

  • The Igbo Idea of the Sacred Contemporary Observances

    by Uzodinma Nwala

  • Sound as a Mechanism for Spirit

    by Madukasi Chuks, Guliano Federico, and Okeke Nkeiruka

  • The Concept of the High God in Traditional lgbo Religion

    by Mike Bews

  • Religion at Orba - Nsukka

    by Prof B.I.C Ijomah

  • Igbo Cosmology: Nka na Nzere

    by Prof. I. Nwoga

  • Chukwu Bu Ulideruwa

    by Nze Izo Omenigbo

  • Sacred Objects and Igbo Ecospirituality

    by Nwanchor Otubo

  • Philosophical Evaluation of the Force in Igbo Worldview

    by Anetoh Chike

  • Dancing the Past Experiencing Historical Knowledge in Ohafia

    by John McCall

  • Childbearing Among The Igbos of Nigeria

    by V.E. Egwuatu

  • The Role of Chi in Self-Actualization

    by Marcel I. S. Onyibor*

  • Oja (Igbo Wooden Flute)

    by Christain Onyeji

  • Exploring Myths a Key to Understanding Igbo Cultural Values

    by Columbus Ogbujah

  • Iji Ala: An Ancient Igbo Sacred Science of Energy Management and Harmonization for the Present World

    by Nze Chukwukadibịa E.Nwafọr

  • Praise Names and Power De/constructions in Contemporary Igbo Chiefship

    by Obododimma Oha

  • Igbo Kolanut as the Ultimate Symbol of Hospitality and Friendship

    by Bridget O. Dioka, Peter U. Iwunna & Ifenyinwa B. Ebubechineke

  • Myth and Mystery from an Igbocosmological Worldview and her Relation to Them

    by Dibia Emmanuel Ogormegbunem

  • Flora Nwapa and Oguta’s Lake Goddess

    by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen

  • Continuity in the Midst of Change: Underlying Themes in Igbo Culture

    by Mary Steilman Duru

  • War and Diplomacy in Igboland West of the Niger in the Pre- Colonial Period

    by J. OKORO IJOMA (DR.)

Artciles on Ilo Uwa (Reincarnation)

  • Ịlọ Chi na Ịlọ Ụwa: The Cosmic Journey of the Soul in Igbo Cosmology

    by Nze Chukwukadibia E. Nwafọr

  • The Belief in Reincarnation Among the Igbo of Nigeria

    by Ian Stevenson

Artciles on Mmiri (Water Spirits)

  • An Interview with Flora Nwapa

    by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen

  • Married in Water

    by Misty Bastian

  • Mami Wata

    by Henry John Drewal

  • Eze Mmiri DI Egwu: the Water Monarch is Awesom

    by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen

  • Is Nneka Still Supreme in Igboland Reflections

    by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen

  • Mami Wata Worship in Africa

    by Henry John Drewal

  • Mammy Wata

    by Jill Salmons

Artciles on Traditional Plants & Medicine

  • Effect of Aqueous Extract of Alligator Pepper

    by U. Inegbenebor*, M. I. Ebomoyi, K. A. Onyia, K. Amadi, and A. E. Aigbiremolen.

  • Ethics of folk medicine among the Igbo

    by John Mark Ogu

Artciles on Igbo Language

  • The Igbo Language in an AI World

    by Dereck-M. A. Orji & Ijeoma Jennifer Korie

  • A Glossary of Igbo Words, Names & Phrases Taken from Purple Hibiscus

    by Eze Anamelechi

  • Naming in Igbo Land: A Linguistic and Cultural Study

    by Ngozi Anyachonkeya

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