Emeka Esogbue

  A Study of Ilo Nmor, the Ibusa Form of Religion and Practice   By Emeka Esogbue BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF RELIGION For the scholars of religious studies, defining religion has never been a simple or easy task but that which strives on controversies. Incidentally, this is also associated with the usual slipshod attitude of writers on the subject who inaccurately assume that everybody knows what religion defines and for this reason, there is no need to delineate the subject. Many scholars agree that religion is not an easy task for the students of the subject but they also think that it is necessary to define it and that the subject should be well-defined as a prelude to showing adequate understanding of the area under discussion.   Philip A Pecorino agrees with the complexity of defining religion but goes on to adequately explicate that there are many definitions of religion that are necessary. He however, introduced another dimension to the topic on definition whe...