Religion and the civilizational process: the civilizing role of religion in the socio-political decision making process in pre-colonial Ibo community of Nigeria

• Main Author: Musa Yusuf Owoyemi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5956/1/i.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5956/; http://www.ukm.my/jmalim/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

This paper looks at the role of religion in the socio-political decision making processes and the organization of the Ibo community - in a rational or systematic way - along this line, before the incursion of the colonial masters into their community, as well as the enforcement of these decisions th...