Igbo traditional religion

E643519

ethnic religion indigenous religion traditional African religion

Igbo traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria, centered on a supreme creator, a pantheon of deities, ancestral veneration, and rituals that regulate communal and moral life.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Traditional Igbo religion	2
Igbo cosmology	1
Omenala (Igbo traditional religion)	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ traditional African religion ⓘ
associatesAlaWith	earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ morality ⓘ
associatesAmadiohaWith	justice ⓘ lightning ⓘ thunder ⓘ
associatesEkwensuWith	trickery ⓘ war ⓘ
associatesIkengaWith	personal achievement ⓘ strength ⓘ
coexistsWith	Christianity in Igbo society NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	communal harmony ⓘ oath-bound truthfulness ⓘ respect for ancestors ⓘ respect for elders ⓘ
hasConcept	Chi ⓘ ancestor veneration ⓘ divination ⓘ moral retribution ⓘ personal destiny ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ taboo ⓘ
hasDeity	Agwu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ala NERFINISHED ⓘ Amadioha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ani NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekwensu NERFINISHED ⓘ Igwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikenga NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFestival	New Yam Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ masquerade festival ⓘ
hasMoralCode	omenala ⓘ omenani ⓘ
hasPrimaryRegion	Southeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRitual	animal sacrifice ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ initiation ⓘ kolanut offering ⓘ libation ⓘ oath taking ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist	dibia ⓘ diviner ⓘ healer ⓘ
hasSacredInstitution	oracle ⓘ sacred grove ⓘ shrine ⓘ
hasScriptureStatus	primarily oral tradition ⓘ
hasSupremeDeity	Chineke NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiukwu NERFINISHED ⓘ Chukwu NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	Igbo art ⓘ Igbo customary law ⓘ Igbo festivals NERFINISHED ⓘ Igbo social organization ⓘ
practicedBy	Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates	communal life ⓘ moral conduct ⓘ
usesMedium	mask ⓘ masquerade ⓘ ritual dance ⓘ ritual music ⓘ
viewsChukwuAs	creator god ⓘ supreme being ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isiala Mbano → hasMinorityReligion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Igbo religion

Ikwuano → hasTraditionalReligion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

African traditional religion → includes → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

Chukwu → partOf → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Igbo cosmology

Ahiazu Mbaise → religion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Igbo religion

Amadioha → religion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

Chukwu → religion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

Ohafia → traditionalReligion → Igbo traditional religion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Omenala (Igbo traditional religion)