The beliefs of the Ibos are also well illustrated in the novel. The superstitious beliefs held by the Ibo are not neglected in Achebe's narrative. The concepts of ogbanje [1] and iyi-uwa[2] are given attention in the ninth chapter.
"The medicine man then ordered that there will be no mourning for the deadchild. He brought out a sharp razor from the goatskin bag slung from his leftshoulder and began to mutilate the child. Then he took it away to burry inthe evil forest, holding it by the ankle and dragging it on the ground behindhim. After such treatment it would think twice before coming again, unlesswas one of the stubborn ones who returned the stamp of their mutilation."(Achebe.p:55)
This comes in the story of how Okonkwo sought the help of a medicine man to
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