Proverbs and taboos for a sustainable value: moral ideas and healthy etiquettes of the Igbo
The ethos of the Igbo has been threatened with the infiltration of the western culture. Modernization has legitimatized the marginalization of the Igbo standard etiquette and morals. This calls for re-orientation of the people. This paper has presented optional instruments of communication for the t...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and human relations |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ.
[2016]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and human relations
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ibo (People)
/ Value ethics
/ Taboo
/ Proverb
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| RelBib Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCC Social ethics |
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| Summary: | The ethos of the Igbo has been threatened with the infiltration of the western culture. Modernization has legitimatized the marginalization of the Igbo standard etiquette and morals. This calls for re-orientation of the people. This paper has presented optional instruments of communication for the transmission of culture, social morality, manners and ideas of the Igbo. It submits that proverbs and taboo have the implication of sustainability in this direction |
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| ISSN: | 2006-5442 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and human relations
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