International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Review

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

Nwafor Matthew Ikechukwu
  • Nwafor Matthew Ikechukwu
  • Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 10 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 31 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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