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Odinani

Odinani (Listenⓘ), also known as Odinala, Omenala, Odinana, and Omenana (Igbo: Ọdịnanị/Ọ̀dị̀nàlà ), is the traditional cultural belief and practice of the Igbo people of South East and South South Nigeria. These terms, as used here in the Igbo language, are synonymous with the traditional Igbo "religious system" which was not considered separate from the…

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Odinani

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Edges109
Triples98
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
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related to Deities · 43
Odinani → According, Agwu, Ala, Alusi, Amadioha, Anusi, Arushi, Arusi, Arusi's, At, Chukwu, Death, Deities, Dibia, Divination, Earth, Fertility, Fortune, God, Goddess
related to Chi · 17
Odinani → Around Nkarahia, As, Chi, Christianity, Culturally, Dibia, Earth, Greek, Households, Igbo, Igboland, In, In Odinani, Roman, The, The Chi, The Igbo
related to Ancestral veneration · 16
Odinani → Ala, Ancestors, At, Female, Horse, Horses, Igbo, Igboland, In Odinani, Ndebunze, Only, Shrines, The, These, Usually, Young
is a · 1
Odinani → pantheistic and polytheistic faith

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igbo ala chi spirit ikenga ancestors spirits people world deities shrines deity among traditional arusi igboland many known dibia earth

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Odinaniis apantheistic and polytheistic faith0.90text
new yam festivalinstance ofIgbo religion is most present today in harvest ceremonies0.80text
taboosinstance ofMany of the laws and culture were counterparts with religion0.80text
laws concerning sacred spaces like a deity's sacred forestinstance ofMany of the laws and culture were counterparts with religion0.80text
a hung piece of cloth or a group of statuesinstance ofan object0.80text
are placed at an Arusi's group of trees to focus worshipinstance ofan object0.80text
in many places the birth of twinsinstance ofand abnormalities of birth0.80text
the killinginstance ofand abnormalities of birth0.80text
eating of pregnant animalsinstance ofand abnormalities of birth0.80text
if a slaughtered animal is found to be pregnant sacrifices are made to Alainstance ofand abnormalities of birth0.80text
the foetus is buriedinstance ofand abnormalities of birth0.80text
Njoku Jiinstance ofOther cult deities exist around Igboland0.80text

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