Judeo - Igbo traditional religious conception of sin: socio - religious implications on Igbo society
The word sin is more of a religious termth an ordinary. It is basically an action of defiance. That is, an action through which one deviates from the correct way or through which one misses the mark. This paper looked at how the Jews of the Old and NewTestament periods understood the concept of sin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ.
[2016]
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Journal of religion and human relations
Year: 2016, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 122-134 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judaism
/ Sin
/ Ibo (People)
/ Philosophy
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| IxTheo Classification: | BB Indigenous religions BH Judaism KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Summary: | The word sin is more of a religious termth an ordinary. It is basically an action of defiance. That is, an action through which one deviates from the correct way or through which one misses the mark. This paper looked at how the Jews of the Old and NewTestament periods understood the concept of sin in their society. Comparatively it looked at the concept of sin in Igbo traditional religion as well as the implications of sin on the religious society of the traditional Igbo man and woman. Since the traditional Igbo had no written record about the origin of sin, this paper looked at the origin of sin from Biblical point of view. Following the story of fall in Genesis 3, it became evident that sin originated from the fall of man. As a result, the whole life of men, both individual and social, became a struggle, and dramatic, between good and evil, between light and darkness, and everyone feels as though bound by chains. The Jews see sin as a rebellion against God. In Igbo traditional religion, sin is aj? ihe, ihe ?j?? (literally, it means bad thing), ns? an? (abomination). The community abhors it. It is ar? (taboo) to commit ns? (prohibitions). The traditional Igbo sees ar? as norms, the breaches of which whether voluntary or involuntary unleash some mystical sanctions not only on the individual but also on the entire society. In both religions, that is Jewish and Igbo traditional religions, sin degrades, dehumanizes and pollutes the society. |
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| ISSN: | 2006-5442 |
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