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In at least one hundred words, explain how the Igbo religion in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is an example of a polytheistic belief system. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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The Igbo gods are mostly manifestations of nature and its elements, which makes sense because they are an agricultural society that depends on the regularity of seasons and natural phenomena to survive. They worship the goddess of the earth and are always careful to avoid committing sins against her for fear of vengeance that might wipe out an entire generation. The Igbo ancestors also take on a divine nature to some extent. Family plays such a central role in Igbo life that the spirits of their ancestors are consulted for almost every decision and even serve as judges in legal trials (in the form of masked elders). The Igbo emphasis on numerous gods associated with nature and also on ancestors and somewhat divine contrasts sharply with the single God of Christianity which seems far less directly relevant to the Igbo lifestyle.


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The religion of the Igbo people is called Odinani, a concept that encompasses the traditional religious and spiritual thoughts and practices of the Igbo people. It is a pantheistic faith.

In Odinani, there is a supreme God called Chukwu ("Great Spirit") who existed before all things, and there are also smaller deities called Alusi. There are different Alusi for various purposes, the most important of which is the Goddess of the Earth, called Ala.

Chukwu is the supreme deity in the Odinani belief. Chukwu represents the unknown, infinitely powerful, indefinable, absolute supreme deity that encompasses all space in itself and in the universe, in the traditional Igbo spiritual belief system and its mythology.

The Alusi are minor deities in Odinani, each of which is responsible for a specific aspect of nature or abstract concept.

Some of the most notable Alusi are Igwekaala, the god of heaven; Amadioha, the god of thunder and lightning; Ikenga, the god with horns of fortune and industry; Ahobinagu, the god of the forests; Aro, the god of judgment; Agwu, the god of divination and healing; and Ogbunabali, the god of death.