A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY ON IMMORTALITY IN TIV THOUGHT

Paul T. Haaga, Aondongu Joseph Aye

Abstract


Immortality in Tiv Thought: A Philosophical Appraisal” is an inquiry into the
Tiv concept of immortality. The question of immortality is no doubt a crucial
issue that stems from the inner recesses of man in his attempt to define his
destiny. The Tiv from whose perspective this paper is anchored are also deeply
concerned about this issue and seek to address it in the best way possible. The
thrust of this paper is an attempt to philosophically appraise the concept of
immortality from the perspective of the Tiv of central Nigeria. This paper seeks to
venture the Tiv conception of immortality which has received little attention from
scholars especially that of Tiv extraction. In its inquiry the paper adapts an
interpretative approach to arrive at its findings. From its investigation, the paper
posits that the Tiv explicitly express belief in immortality though from an
anthropomorphic standpoint. The paper seeks to contribute to the corpus of
knowledge in the subject matter from the perspective understudy.

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