A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF OCHE OLA MU – THE CONCEPT OF THE HUMAN PERSON FROM AN IDOMA PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
Regardless of the obvious parallels across African beliefs, traditions, and rituals, it is essential to consider each African people individually in relation to the others. This is the most effective method for avoiding broad generalizations and treating everyone with the same superior viewpoint. With this in mind, this study revisits the concept of the human person from an Idoma perspective, which, in contrast to the vast amounts of material available in most African perspectives, has received little attention. Due to a lack of literature on the Idoma's perspective on the subject, interviews were used in gathering details. The footnotes contain useful information.
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