IGBO traditional life, culture and literature.

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1971
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Owerri, Imo state: 113 Douglas Road, Conch Magazine Limited,
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Political culture and stability in Igbo society- M. S. O. Olisa; The concept and practice of satire among the Igbo- D. I. Nwoga; Relativism, pragmatism and reciprocity in Igbo proverbs- Austin J. Shelton; Igbo thought through Igbo proverbs: A comment- Michael J. C. Echeruo; Igbo language studies: Problems and principles- P. A. Nwachukwu; Igodo and Ozo festival songs and poems- Romanns N. Egudu; Functionality, symbolism and I decoration in traditional Igbo art- Obiora Udechukwu; Reflections on the preservation of Igbo folk literature- Helen Peters; The ‘rhythm of dance’ in Igbo music- Meki Nzewi; Individualism: An aspect of Igbo religion- B. I. Chukwukere; The ‘Chi,’ individualism and Igbo religion: A comment- D. I. Nwoga; Cosmology in the novels of Chinua Achebe- Carolyn Nance; Adam and Eve: Igbo marriage in the Nigerian novel- Juliet I. Okonkwo.

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A comprehensive study of the cultural life and institutions of Igbo people, as of any people generally, cannot be complete without a proper understanding of their political culture. Although it is difficult to draw any clear-cut boundary between the political culture and the general culture of society, it is no more in doubt that part and parcel of the culture of any group refer to specifically political orientations and attitudes which govern political behaviour and citizen attitudes towards political institutions, as well as the rating of the citizen as an actor or participant within the political system. And now that African Studies are becoming more and more concerned with the analysis and interpretation of the patterns, strains and stresses of socio-cultural change, the concept of political culture assumes more importance as one of the most illuminating aids towards the analysis of the problem and prospects of political modernization and stability so crucial in the future of the new states of Africa. For, just as the culture and social institutions of human societies provide them with mechanisms of resolving conflicts and ensuring group coherence and continuity, so do their political culture and institutions provide them with a frame-work for resolving issues and conflicts arising from allocation and exercise of authority.
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