Ekpo Nka-Owo

Ekpo Nka-Owo is an Ibibio ancestral spirit that was mostly used to protect marriages between couples. The spirit is said to only attack when a woman commits adultery while in a marriage. It is believed that the spirit torments the wife usually during the birth of a child and it is expected of her to confess to her husband and Ekpri Akata (Spirit of the departed) before she can smoothly deliver a baby. If confession is not done, Ekpri Akata the spirit of the departed will either inflict her or kill her.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Okehie-Offoha, Marcellina Ulunma; Sadiku, Matthew N. O. (1996). Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Nigeria. Africa World Press. ISBN 9780865432833.
  2. ↑ Ijoma, Phillip Koko (2003-04-29). Visions from the Dark World. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781410709790.
  3. ↑ Achufusi, Ify Grace (1996). Women in Africa. Philipps-Universität Marburg.
  4. ↑ African Studies Abstracts: The Abstracts Journal of the African Studies Centre, Leiden. Hans Zell. 1998.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.