Africanisation of Numeral Concept in Christian Religious Worship among the Igbomina in Eastern Yorubaland

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dc.contributor.authorABOYEJI, Oyeniyi Solomon
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-07T12:47:53Z
dc.date.available2019-06-07T12:47:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractHuman thoughts can be expressed both in words (letters of the alphabets-ABCDE…) and figures (symbols representing numbers – 12345…). Numbers are significant both in the secular (mathematical calculations or statistics) and the spiritual sense. This work reveals the biblical basis for the popular adoption of some frequently used numbers in both secular and religious programmes today. However, correlation of such numbers identified, reveals that some of such numbers had been sacred and prominent before the advent of Islam and Christianity. Methodology used include: oral interviews, observations, attendance at ceremonies and festivals for careful juxtapositions and scrutiny of printed materials. The study concludes that Christian worship today often appears to be ritualistic in nature due to the band-wagon effect of traditionalism. God must however, be worshipped in truth and holiness; His attributes does not customarily restrict Him to one-way traffic or formula in his deeds and actions. Neither His action nor attention can be won via repetitive or magical use of numbers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.citationAboyeji, O..S., "Africanisation of Numeral Concept in Christian Religious Worship Among the Igbomina in Eastern Yorubaland" FUDMA Journal of Arts (FUDJARTS), Vol.2 (Special Edition), 2018, pp.401-416.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2636-4530
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2077
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Arts, Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina Stateen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 2 (Special Edition);
dc.subjectAfricanisationen_US
dc.subjectNumbers/Numeralsen_US
dc.subjectCoded numbersen_US
dc.subjectChristian worshipen_US
dc.subjectIgbominaen_US
dc.subjectSymbolic objectsen_US
dc.titleAfricanisation of Numeral Concept in Christian Religious Worship among the Igbomina in Eastern Yorubalanden_US
dc.title.alternativeFUDMA Journal of Arts (FUDJARTS) Special Editionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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