Things Fall Apart Religions
People all over the world worship many gods, goddesses, and other higher beings. Some religions are monotheistic, worship one god or goddess, others are polytheistic, worship multiple gods and goddesses. In the book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe, the author demonstrates the Igbo tribes polytheistic religion by showing the people worshiping many gods, goddesses, and spirits; such as, they worship a god named Chukwu, two minor gods, a minor goddess, and six different spirits.
The first and most important being they worship is named Chukwu, World Eras states that the people think of him, “as an all-powerful, all-knowing divinity, the maker of the cosmos as well as all the minor gods that make up the Igbo pantheon”(World Eras). The Igbo …show more content…
The Igbo tribe also worship many spirits; Imo Miri, Mbatuku, Agwo, Aha Njuku, Ikoro, and Ekwu. The people spend a lot of time worshiping the spirits because they are seen as Chukwus helpers, “Igbo People” states, “Minor deities claimed an enormous part of the daily lives of the people”(“Igbo People”). The Igbo people believe that Chukwu created the spirits to look after things that he didn’t have time to. Because the spirits look after certain things for Chukwu, the Igbo tribe worships them. One spirit the Igbo people worship is Imo Miri. The people worship Imo Miri as the spirit of the river. The second spirit worshiped by the Igbo people is Mbatuku, the tribe worships him as the spirit of wealth. The Igbo tribe worship the next spirit, Agwo, as the spirit of jealousy towards the wealth of other people. Another spirit the Igbo people worship, Aha Njuku, is the spirit of the yam. This spirit is extremely important because the main crop grown by the Igbo people is yams. The fifth spirit worshiped by the Igbo tribe is Ikoro, the people look upon him as the spirit of the drum. The last spirit the Igbo tribe worships, Ekwu, is the spirit of the hearth;furthermore, the people view him as women's domestic spirit. Because the many spirits have control of the things the Igbo tribe thinks are most important, they worship the spirits in charge of the river, wealth, jealousy, yams, drums, and the
The first and most important being they worship is named Chukwu, World Eras states that the people think of him, “as an all-powerful, all-knowing divinity, the maker of the cosmos as well as all the minor gods that make up the Igbo pantheon”(World Eras). The Igbo …show more content…
The Igbo tribe also worship many spirits; Imo Miri, Mbatuku, Agwo, Aha Njuku, Ikoro, and Ekwu. The people spend a lot of time worshiping the spirits because they are seen as Chukwus helpers, “Igbo People” states, “Minor deities claimed an enormous part of the daily lives of the people”(“Igbo People”). The Igbo people believe that Chukwu created the spirits to look after things that he didn’t have time to. Because the spirits look after certain things for Chukwu, the Igbo tribe worships them. One spirit the Igbo people worship is Imo Miri. The people worship Imo Miri as the spirit of the river. The second spirit worshiped by the Igbo people is Mbatuku, the tribe worships him as the spirit of wealth. The Igbo tribe worship the next spirit, Agwo, as the spirit of jealousy towards the wealth of other people. Another spirit the Igbo people worship, Aha Njuku, is the spirit of the yam. This spirit is extremely important because the main crop grown by the Igbo people is yams. The fifth spirit worshiped by the Igbo tribe is Ikoro, the people look upon him as the spirit of the drum. The last spirit the Igbo tribe worships, Ekwu, is the spirit of the hearth;furthermore, the people view him as women's domestic spirit. Because the many spirits have control of the things the Igbo tribe thinks are most important, they worship the spirits in charge of the river, wealth, jealousy, yams, drums, and the