Ogbunabali
Ogbunabali (Igbo: Ogbúnàbàlị̀, lit. '[He] kills at night') is the traditional Igbo death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night, these usually being criminals or those who have committed an unspeakable taboo.[1]
In Elechi Amadi's novel The Great Ponds, a conflict between two villages over a pond turns on a vow sworn before Ogubnabali.[2]
References[]
- ^ Prower, Tomás (2019). Morbid magic: Death Spirituality and Culture from around the world. Woodbury, Minnesota: Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7387-6062-9. OCLC 1100448841.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- ^ Lopang, Wazha (March 2014). "Suicide as Redemption: an Analysis of Elechi Amadi's The Great Ponds" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 4 (5): 162–168.
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