Panel 4: Religions, Beliefs, and Numerology

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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
Panel 4: Religions, Beliefs, and Numerology
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Lagos, Nigeria Time)
Venue: Zoom (Reserve a seat and you will receive meeting ID and password by email closer to the start of the panel)

Chair: Prof Caroline Mbonu
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Scheduled Papers/Presentations

1. Chi and the ‘Withdrawal’ of God (Chukwu) in Igbo Cosmology: To What Extent? Nwashindu, Vitalis, Department of History and International Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
2. The Igbo Factor in a Contested Geography and the Evangelisation of Ukwuaniland, 1845-1945, Odili, Jones Ugochukwu, Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt; Owete, Kingsley Ifeanyi, Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt.
3. The Ominous In Igbo Literature, Ihedigbo, Ruth Ebere, Department of Linguistics, Igbo and other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Okey-Agbo, Jacinta Ndidi, Department of Linguistics, Igbo and other Nigerian Languages, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
4. Literary Appraisal of Suicidal Trends in Contemporary Nigerian Igbo Society, Anyachebelu, Adaora, Lois, Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
5. The Abuse of Religion in Igboland: A Threat to Uwa ndi Igbo, Ebelebe, Charles A., Senior Lecturer and Academic Dean, Spiritan International School of Theology, Attakwu, Enugu.
6. Toward Restoring the Sacredness of Life: Re-reading Etche Mythology, “Gị Gbuo Mmadụ, Ịgaghị Ịla Bọlee”, Nwankwo, John Justice, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt; Mbonu, Caroline, Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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