April 2017

The living-dead (ancestors) among the Igbo-African people: An interpretation of Catholic sainthood

Studies have shown that most of the precepts, ordinances and rituals in Christian religion are more of resemblances than novelties of what were the cases in the original religion of the African people. The belief in the communion of the Saints, and its surrounding practices stressed especially among the Catholic group is coterminous with the veneration of the Ancestors in this latter religion. The affinity that exists...

Author(s): Nwafor Matthew Ikechukwu