Must-Read Non-Fiction Books on Odinani, Igbo Spirituality, and Igbo History
Feel free to check back on this list, we’ll be updating it regularly until it reaches its full scope.
I make it a point to read and re-read every book before recommending it, so revisit the list from time to time for new additions.
Please note that inclusion in this list does not imply full agreement with every view expressed by the authors. Rather, each work listed is one I believe can help readers develop a more well-rounded understanding of Igbo cosmology and worldview.
Also feel free to share a book recommendation in the comments below, I’ll be sure to check it out.
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN IGBOLAND: Omoku, Ime Chi, Omugwu Institutions
by T.AKACHI EZEIGBO
A PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF AGWU IN IGBO LAND (A CASE STUDY OF OHAOZARA IN EBONYI STATE)
by AGWU CHRISTOPHER AGWU
THE BOOK OF DAWN AND INVOCATIONS: THE SEARCH FOR PHILOSOPHIC TRUTH BY AN AFRICAN INITIATE
by OGONNA AGWU
KOLANUT IN IGBO METAPHYSICS: A PHENOMERNALYSICAL RESEARCH INTO ITS SYMBOLISMIC UNIVERSE
by REV. FR. PROF. BONA UCHENNA UMEOGU
THE WATER GODDESS IN IGBO COSMOLOGY: OGBUIDE OF OGUTA LAKE
by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen
IGBO DEITIES (IGBO AFRICAN RENAISSANCE ART)
by SIRIUS UGO ART
OFO: IGBO RITUAL SYMBOL
by Christopher Ejizu
Healing Insanity (A Study of Igbo Medicine in Contemporary Nigeria)
BY PATRICK IREOGBU
A HISTORY of the IGBO PEOPLE
by Elizabeth Isichei
ROPES OF SAND: STUDIES IN IGBO HISTORY AND CULTURE
by Adiele Afigbo
CHI NA EZUMEZU (DETAILED EXPLANATION OF AGWU, ALUSI, NDI-ICHIE, AS PART OF EZUMEZU)
BY EJEFOBIRI SOMTO
Towards an Igbo Metaphysics
by Emmanuel Edeh
PYTHON AND THE RAINMAKER
by Ugo Eze
Book List
Women and Leadership In Igboland: Omoku, Ime Chi, Omugwuo Institutions by T. Akachi Ezeigbo
A Philosophical Concept of Agwu in Igbo Land: A Case Study of Ohaozara in Ebonyi State by Agwu Christopher Agwu
The Book of Dawn and Invocations: Search for Philosophic Truth by an African Initiate by Ogonna Agu
Kolanut in Igbo Metaphysics: A Phenomernalysical Research Into Its Symbolismic Universe by Rev. Fr. Prof. Bona Uchenna Umeogu
After God is Dibia (Volume 1 & 2) by John Anenechukwu Umeh
March of an Igbo Civilization (Volume 1 & 2) by John Anenechukwu Umeh
Leopards of a Magical Dawn by Nze Chukwukadibia Nwafor
The Water Goddess in Igbo Cosmology: Ogbuide of Oguta Lake by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen
Igbo Deities (Igbo African Renaissance Art) by Sirius Ugo Art
Ofo: Igbo Ritual Symbol by Christopher I. Ejizu
A Simple Introduction to Igbo Numerology by Oma (Volume 1)
Healing Insanity (A Study of Igbo Medicine in Contemporary Times) by Patrick Iroegbu
A History of the Igbo People by Elizabeth Isichei
Ropes of Sand: Studies in Igbo History and Culture by Adiele Afigbo
Chi na Ezumezu by Somto Ejefobiri
Towards an Igbo Metaphysics by Emmanuel Edeh
Python and the Rainmaker by Ugo Eze