When the Ancestors Speak: Igbo Literary Wisdom and Resilience
Chinasa Ekeoma, Jane Nkechi Onuoha | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper explores how Igbo oral and written literary traditions function as living records of communal memory, ethical teachings, directives, and cultural resilience. The study equally considers how such traditions mutually shape Igbo proverbs, folktales, masquerade performances, and ritual chants. …