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Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-8 | Issue-12 | 748-752
Review Article
Reassessing the Igbo Kinships System
Chinedu Ogoke
Published : Dec. 25, 2024
DOI : DOI: https://doi.org/10.36348/jaep.2024.v08i12.007
Abstract
A relation is not someone another is acquainted with it. The dominant assumption which occupies the minds of each individual is the bloodline factor. It left many people to commit to undertakings within their capabilities. It is thus a common identity that unifies. It had made people secure. It conveyed the message that they were protected by their common ancestry. It gave people access to the opportunities of the vastness of its space. It was a force that held people together. Everything was set aside to honor its causes. As people started moving in different directions, people’s perceptions of one another changed. The colonial cultures also diluted the cohesion among the people. Present realities have even weakened the entire structure. The new beliefs have worn away the essential elements that held the people together. The writer is experiencing quite a departure of what transpired in the past. Caught between two worlds, he can evaluate the past and the present, believing that the past can be partly restored. This is cultural studies that examines the size of the blood relations now and in the past. Guidelines are provided how relationships can be improved. Obviously, DNA can be used to detect how an individual relates to a group. It is a welcome development, but we keep this study within the traditional method of accounting for groups and subgroups in the large family tree.
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