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THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCE PART 2

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Ọdịnanị :The Sacred Arts and Science of the Igbo People Ụmụnne m ụtụtụ ọma nụ ooo Taata bụ Ahịa Nkwo.. Ekpere anyị wee bụrụ ka Nkwo kọtara anyị ihe ọma Our Lecture Topic today is.. THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCE PART 2 This brought chaos in Igboland and adjacent areas was very violent and chaotic in the 18th century as the result of the Atlantic slave trade. Some oracles in Igboland such as Ibini Ukpabi unfortunately became commercialized. Although many agents and priests of the oracle continued to do honest and fair work, others used the opportunity to sell innocent people as slaves. The Slave trade also introduced the outrageous Osu caste system in Igboland. Initially, Osus were very sacred and respected assistants to high priests. However, as a result of the slave trade, wars in Igboland increased and many people (including runaway slaves) sought refuge in shrines and become an Osu. In some cases, criminals also decided to be an Osu rather than becoming enslaved. Suddenly, be...

THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCE

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Ọdịnanị :The Sacred Arts and Science of the Igbo People Ụmụnne m ụtụtụ ọma nụ ooo Taata bụ Ahịa Eke na ala Igbo gbara gburugburu.. Eke ga Eketara anyị niile ihe ọma Ndị Ahịa Eke Awka-etiti Eke Nnukwu Awka Eke Uke Eke Awgbu Abatete Eke Nkpọrọgwụ Eke Amichi Eke Ekwulobia Eke Aguleri Eke Umunnachi Eke Ọsụ Eke Osumenyi Eke Eziowelle Nwa Eke Nkwelle Eke Ụmụọjị Eke ihembosi Eke Enugwu agidi Eke Adazi-nnukwu Na ndị ọzọ.. Anyị wee na asị Ahịa ọma nụ Ahịa nụ oooo ihe akpobara na ahịa ka oleh ooo ndị na ego ego ga egotacha oo iseeeeeeeeeeee 🙏 Our lecture today is :THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCES Many people think that modern day Igbo sacred sciences (Odinani) is a good overall representation of the very ancient metaphysical systems. They are very incorrect. In fact, the decline of the divine Kingdom of Nri and the rise of the European controlled Atlantic slave trade corrupted Igbo civilization. British colonialism and the Nigerian Civil War practically dest...