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    A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State
    A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State
    A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State
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    A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State

    By Agwu Christopher Agwu

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    This book is written to create awareness and see if adequate interpretation would be given to certain phenomena and calamities created by the vagaries of nature and induced by spirits, Agwu inclusive, and suggest how they can be resolved. To do this, Agwu has examined the concept in all its tendencies and ramifications.

    It tries to explain the relationship between Agwu and other creatures from the sources of lifeSupreme Beingto the least inanimate object. The moral standard set by Agwu to its worshippers has been a masterpiece incentive and also a source of inspiration to ordinary mortals who watch with admiration the special Agwu elect.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateSep 30, 2013
    ISBN9781490706276
    A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State
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    Agwu Christopher Agwu

    Agwu Christopher Agwu (KSM) was born in Okposi Achara Ohaozara in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. He attended St. Brendan’s Primary School–Okposi from 1956 to 1963 and Izzi County Secondary School from 1965 to 1971. He attended the Teacher’s Training College–Awgu from 1973 to 1975. Agwu earned his BA degree in philosophy at the University of Nigeria–Nsukka in 1985. He taught in many primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, including Command Children’s School–Kaduna, Jiwa Primary School–Abuja, Eziokposi High School–Ebonyi State, among others. He worked as a guest reporter with the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, Owerri Imo State. He represented Okposi Ward II as councillor in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State from 1991 to 1993. Mr Agwu is presently a deputy director in Federal Character Commission and Seconded to Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission all in Abuja. He is a staunch Catholic and happily married, with children. He played football and was a very active sportsman. He enjoys telling stories, counseling, reading, and writing articles in magazines and periodicals.

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      This is great article and I love it so much. Well I’m also from Ohaozara ( okposi ) and I have agwu base on Afa I did. And I’m finding way to put things in place but I don’t really understand steps to take and someone that can do it perfectly. Please if you have any LEGITIMATE clue about it please you can write via this email. Okorojohn@protonmail.com

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    © Copyright 2013 AGWU CHRISTOPHER AGWU.

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    ISBN: 978-1-4907-0626-9 (sc)

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    DEDICATION

    To my father Onyiba Agwu Njoku, a self-made man

    And an advocate of formal education in Okposi; my mother,

    Osiahu Nkwo Nwovoke a.k.a Mary Agwu who stood by him through

    thick and thin; my wife, Lady Christiana Nnenna Agwu, and my

    children Uchenna, Ogonna and Chidiebere without who life would

    have had no meaning for me.

    FOREWORD

    A good expository text is like a window which gives light of revelation, and a mentor who can be constantly referred to and who opens the reader to a new direction of understanding. Such texts present new possibilities which may never have entered the reader’s thinking, thus challenging him to search for more knowledge. Indeed, it can be the trigger which permits attempting something new and exciting.

    Agwu Christopher Agwu’s A PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF AGWU IN IGBOLAND—A CASE STUDY OF OHAOZARA IN EBONYI STATE is such a text. In this text, the restless creative writer, philosopher, culturist, yet devout Christian explores with sensitivity and deep humility the Agwu godhead/spirit—its nominal import; its functions in society; its characteristic paradoxical nature of benevolence and malevolence; and how it works in its possessed persons, among other things; and speaks of the desperate need of understanding and appreciating its relevance in Ohaozara traditional religious order and cosmology.

    In a society inordinately ablaze with Christianity, where traditional religion has received consistent and vehement stance from Christianity, and in which every religious activity raises battle cries to tear down enemies’ walls, this understanding and appreciation could be as difficult as un skinning the tortoise, but the author has done this effectively. In doing this he has done for Ohaozara and the larger traditional society a world of good through his service as spokesman and public relation officer of the godhead/spirit. A reading trip through the book delivers the reader to a destination where he can very faithfully and effectively understand and appreciate the Agwu godhead/spirit in Ohaozara cosmology and the often misperceived treasure-chest of Agwu possessed prophets and prophetesses stigmatized as mad people in the society.

    Reading the book, indeed, has been both a searching, uplifting and richly rewarding experience for me. I pray, too, that it will renew your vision of truth and justice in our cultural beliefs and that it will work as a seed that will bear more fruits as envisioned by the author.

    ONYIBA CHUKU AGWU (JP)

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    ACKNOWLEGEMENT

    INTRODUCTION

    CHAPTER ONE

    The world view of the people of Ohaozara

    I.   Perception of Reality

    II.   Social Life

    III.   Cosmological View—Ideal Good Life

    CHAPTER TWO

    Agwu, A Metaphysical Concept within Ohaozara

    I.   Theistic Analysis

    II.   Call to Priesthood

    III.   Classification of Agwu

    CHAPTER THREE

    Nominal Import and Qualities of Agwu

    I.   Qualities of Agwu

    a)   Benevolent Aspect

    b)   Malevolent Aspect of Agwu

    CHAPTER FOUR

    Functions of Agwu

    a)   Spiritual Functions

    b)   Pathological Functions

    c)   Economic Functions

    d)   Social Functions

    e)   Psychological Functions

    CHAPTER FIVE

    Agwu Victim Analysis

    I.   The Messages/Interpretations

    II.   The Import of Their Message To The Communities

    CONCLUSION

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    ACKNOWLEGEMENT

    No word is enough to qualify and quantify my gratitude to the Almighty God for His numerous favours in my life. My special thanks go to the Academic Staff of the Department of Philosophy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka who religiously carried out their task of not only training the mind to grasp reality, but has also broadened my horizon of knowledge. Their work awakened my enthusiasm in appreciating the dialectics of nature of which we are part.

    My candid appreciations are due especially to my conscientious and devoted friend forever late Aja Igwe Nwankwo DCP, whose humility and ever-ready assistance spurred me to philosophize on this ‘virgin ground’—A Philosophical Analysis of Agwu in the Igbo land: A case study of Ohaozara community. A study that aims at inculcating the right attitude towards our cultural heritage.

    I am indebted to my in laws; Elder J.O. Oreke, Rev. Eze N. Eze, Mr. Walter Okorie, Engr. Dr. Paul O. Okorie. Ogbonnaya Amos and Miss Edith Nnennaya Okorie whose assistance kept my wife and I throughout the four years of temptation and partial separation as an undergraduate. The acknowledgement will never be complete without mentioning the pioneers of my education, my late grandfather Ogbu Ovoke Nwakuma, his wife and my grandmother, Nwizia Eze Nwivo whose initial encouragement made me to see the need for formal education. May their souls rest in peace. I will forever appreciate my uncle, Mr. Francis O. Njoku and also my benefactor, Elder Vincent Okoro who saw me through the University financially.

    I cannot but appreciate the efforts of my comrades most of who are the source of my inspiration; Abel I. Ngwuta, Prof. Sunday N. Agwu, Prof. Aja Okorie, Late Dr. Samuel Ogboo, Late Charles O. Chukwu, Late Festus N. Okoro, Pius N. Ike, Late James Ede and late Francis N. Aja alias Ogo Aja whose death created a gap in my heart. My worthy school friends Chigozie Ugwu and Steve Ike Ngwu.

    The production of this book would have been a mere dream without the efforts of my amicable and amiable friends; Chief Edeh Sondi Edeh and his nephew, Hon. Onyiba, Loveday Kelechi Okorie Chima. They encouraged and took me to Abuja, where my life was transformed for the better, and empowered me to carry out the project.

    Finally, I have

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