Abstract:
The Igbo is an ethnic group found in South-Eastern Nigeria.
They are intensely religious. Their primal religion is the Igbo
traditional Religion. It is an indigenous religion practised by the
forebears and is handed down from one generation to another.
It has a clear-cut belief in Supreme Being and other minor
deities as intermediaries. It also acknowledges special
categories of people who are known as sacred specialists. The
sacred specialists are experts who through revelations training
and initiations posses diverse knowledge on how to approach
the spiritual world for the betterment of the society. They assist
people in every area of life. They offer advice and enhance
holistic solution techniques to the myriads of human problems.
Though the influences of modernity portends great threat to
their position in this fast-changing society, the importance of
their services and in the resilient nature of Igbo traditional
religion have kept them in service and they will continue to
survive. They contribute in no small measure to the Igbo
traditional religion.
