The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria
Emerging studies on African Religion portray rejuvenation of indigenous beliefs and practices. Extant literature has shown re-enactment and increasing participation in masquerade/masking tradition. Others indicate the revival of indigenous episteme and practices connected to health systems. Drawing...
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| author | Cyriacus Chijioke Oji Paulinus Okechukwu Agbo Augustine Ejiofor Onyishi J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi |
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| description | Emerging studies on African Religion portray rejuvenation of indigenous beliefs and practices. Extant literature has shown re-enactment and increasing participation in masquerade/masking tradition. Others indicate the revival of indigenous episteme and practices connected to health systems. Drawing upon ethnographic method of observation and interview, this study investigates the influence of the revival of Omabe (masquerade) traditions on tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo communities, southeastern Nigeria. Participants of this study were purposively selected and the primary data collected were interpreted through thematic analysis. As discovered, the increased participation in Omabe festival and the attendant practices by mainly the youth has invigorated tourism and related activities. For over a century, adherents of African Religion were overwhelmed by hegemonic influence and domination from foreign religious elements in ways that made participating in Omabe festival unfashionable. In contrast to this trend, an unprecedented number of spectators from different religious persuasions visit Nsukka during Omabe festivals in recent times. Our findings are consistent with the ways in which revival of local knowledge and practices impact on tourism development in post contact societies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d84db68ecd054b4d804b588ee4710a742025-08-20T03:52:57ZengDepartment of Religion and Cultural Studies, University of Nigeria, NsukkaNsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies2277-01862024-05-0112118The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern NigeriaCyriacus Chijioke Oji0Paulinus Okechukwu Agbo1Augustine Ejiofor Onyishi 2J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi 3University of Nigeria, NsukkaUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaUniversity of Bonn Emerging studies on African Religion portray rejuvenation of indigenous beliefs and practices. Extant literature has shown re-enactment and increasing participation in masquerade/masking tradition. Others indicate the revival of indigenous episteme and practices connected to health systems. Drawing upon ethnographic method of observation and interview, this study investigates the influence of the revival of Omabe (masquerade) traditions on tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo communities, southeastern Nigeria. Participants of this study were purposively selected and the primary data collected were interpreted through thematic analysis. As discovered, the increased participation in Omabe festival and the attendant practices by mainly the youth has invigorated tourism and related activities. For over a century, adherents of African Religion were overwhelmed by hegemonic influence and domination from foreign religious elements in ways that made participating in Omabe festival unfashionable. In contrast to this trend, an unprecedented number of spectators from different religious persuasions visit Nsukka during Omabe festivals in recent times. Our findings are consistent with the ways in which revival of local knowledge and practices impact on tourism development in post contact societies.https://www.njrcs.org/publication/oji2024/omabefestivalrevival sustainable development tourism nsukka |
| spellingShingle | Cyriacus Chijioke Oji Paulinus Okechukwu Agbo Augustine Ejiofor Onyishi J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies omabe festival revival sustainable development tourism nsukka |
| title | The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_full | The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_short | The rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in Nsukka – Igbo Communities, Southeastern Nigeria |
| title_sort | rejuvenation of omabe festival and tourism development in nsukka igbo communities southeastern nigeria |
| topic | omabe festival revival sustainable development tourism nsukka |
| url | https://www.njrcs.org/publication/oji2024/ |
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