... something our "modern" culture could study. These things were accomplished through the functions of the masked spirits. The Egwugwu, represents the village's highest spiritual and judicial authority. The masked spirits are believed to represent their ancestors. This supports the myth "The land of the living was not far removed from the domain of the ancestors." There was a coming and going between them, especially at ... live in complete peace no matter what the circumstances, "the evil he did could ruin the whole clan." The feast of the New Yam is similar to our Thanksgiving, it was hel...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Umoufia, an Ibo society in the lower Nigeria of West Africa. Between the 1800's to the 1900's, the British arrived to colonize the African tribes. They settled in the villages and proclaimed their God arrogantly, defying the Ibo's religion. The author, Chinua Achebe was born and raised in Nigeria, which happened to house one of the first Christian missionaries in Africa. Therefore, many of the actions and behaviors of his characters may be what he ... to believe. Such as when the missionaries asked the clansmen of Umoufia for a land to build their shrine on; the tribesmen allowed them t...

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• Grade Level: High School