Celebrating tragedy: dying, death and mortuary arts among the Igbo

Ikwuemesi, Chukwuezugo Krydz

doi:10.1080/13576275.2021.1884057

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“…Chukwuezugo Krydz Ikwuemesi (2021) yang melakukan penelitian tentang konsep kematian pada masyarakat Igbo, Nigeria memastikan bahwa ada korelasi yang erat antara kematian seseorang dengan komunitasnya. Lebih dari itu, kematian tidak dipersepsi sebagai penghapusan keberadaan seseorang, tetapi dipahami sebagai jalan menuju ke dunia yang lain, yakni dengan komunitas orang-orang yang telah meninggal dunia (Ikwuemesi 2021).…”

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Konsep Masyarakat Ngada-Flores tentang Mata Golo dan Tanggapan Iman Kristiani

Labu,

Leo,

Lina

2023

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The Ngada people of Flores have a very special way of looking at death, which is known as mata golo. Mata golo is any form of unnatural death. For example, being hit by a vehicle, drowning or being killed. This form of death is always perceived by the Ngada as a curse. It is a result of past sins and mistakes. The purpose of this study is to explore the concept of the mata golo and its interpretation from the perspective of Christian faith. This study adopts an interpretive phenomenological qualitative approach. Observation and interviews were used to collect the data. Research sites were in Tude, Tiwuriwu I village, Jerebuu subdistrict and Gisi, Ratogesa village, Golewa subdistrict, Ngada district. The research subjects were family members of mata golo victims, traditional elders and traditional priests (lima mali). The results of the study show that the Ngada people believe that there are three types of death, which are understood differently: gore gote, mata ade and mata golo. Gore gote is a form of death that should be celebrated and given thanks for, for example, longevity. Mata ade is a natural death, for example due to illness and disease. Mata golo is a death that is not good, unnatural and can be devastating for the family left behind. A Christian perspective, which understands death as an event of faith and salvation in Christ, will be brought to bear on this last point. The study will conclude with some special remarks.

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Konsep Masyarakat Ngada-Flores tentang Mata Golo dan Tanggapan Iman Kristiani

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Leo,

Lina

2023

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“…Ikwuemesi and Onwuegbuna have recorded that while mourning, the Igbo celebrate death as a way station to the ancestral life of spirituality (Ikwuemesi & Onwuegbuna, 2018). Ikwuemesi (2021) noted that death among the Igbo is not the end of life but is seen as an entree road to the otherworld VanGennep (1960) recounted that of the rites of passage, funerals are most strongly associated with symbols that express the core of life values sacred to the society in question. This rite of passage follows a standardised pattern in different societies.…”

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Acculturation and Traditional Mortuary Rites of the Nawfia of Southeastern Nigeria

Ugwu¹

2021

Ujah J. Art Hum

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This ethnography explores the traditional mortuary rites of the Nawfia, an Igbo group of Southeast Nigeria, aiming to understand the mortuary rites of the Nawfia, how and why it has changed and the factors responsible for the changes. The main data collection strategy was participant observation that began in April 2014. It was supplemented with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The study found Christianity as a major acculturative factor that has altered almost all the facets of the traditional mortuary rites of the Nawfia Igbo. Furthermore, mortuary rites do not only reinforce social solidarity among the Nawfia Igbo people but also according to what the Nawfia people believe, enable the deceased to attain his rightful position in the spirit world.

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Celebrating tragedy: dying, death and mortuary arts among the Igbo

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Konsep Masyarakat Ngada-Flores tentang Mata Golo dan Tanggapan Iman Kristiani

Konsep Masyarakat Ngada-Flores tentang Mata Golo dan Tanggapan Iman Kristiani

Acculturation and Traditional Mortuary Rites of the Nawfia of Southeastern Nigeria

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