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| It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by Jids(m): 11:46am On Jan 26, 2011 |
it was a taboo for an Ibo man to take his own life Is this true? or have you seen or heard of an Ibo man took his own life? |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by LoveKing(m): 4:55pm On Jan 26, 2011 |
who made it a taboo? God? ibo man is just like any other man who can commit suicide. |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by AndreUweh(m): 7:52pm On Jan 26, 2011 |
LoveKing:Is there any reason your keyboard can not type IGBO?. |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by ifyalways(f): 12:09pm On Jan 27, 2011 |
Jids:where are you from? Is suicide generally accepted or encouraged there  |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by semid4lyfe(m): 12:18pm On Jan 27, 2011 |
Jids: Recommended reading - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by dempeople(m): 2:55pm On Jan 27, 2011 |
Jids: And who're you referring to here? Uche? |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by udennaa: 7:20pm On Jan 27, 2011 |
^^^^It can't be uche.it has been established he was murdered and suicide |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by isalegan2: 4:26am On Feb 17, 2011 |
ifyalways: "Encouraged"? I don't believe suicide is encouraged in any society. Even in the very rare circumstances/cultures where it is acceptable, it usually has to do with "death before dishonour." For example, Yoruba kings are, in some cases, expected to choose suicide instead of exile or capture. PS: I later noticed you probably were being facetious, with respect to the OP. Never mind. |
| Re: It Was A Taboo For An Ibo Man To Take His Own Life by EzeUche2(m): 9:02am On Feb 17, 2011 |
Suicide was seen as an abomination by many Igbo clans. Chinua Achebe's Thing Fall Apart illustrate this aspect of our society. Okonkwo the main character has, according to the beliefs of his people, committed the ultimate desecration of the Earth's order. No one from the clan can touch his body; they must send for strangers to bury the body, because they cannot do it themselves, and they explain that his body is evil now and that only strangers may touch it. Suicide was a crime against the earth goddess.  |
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