Missionaries

Bobby Picciotti

Missionary- A person sent by the Church to convert other people to Christianity.
 * The missionaries faced many problems with the Igbo language, because there were many vastly different dialects.
 * The missionaries had different views then the igbo such as whether, or not, the women should be economically dependent, the Europeans believed they should not.
 * In Igbo it was considered correct to kill twins, but Christian missionaries spent their lives trying to end this practice.
 * The missionaries tried to convert the Igbo, but they tended to be only partly successful resulting in a person who was not sure who to worship and was in the middle.
 * The Igbo originally resisted European culture, but eventually embraced it because it had much to offer them.
 * The Igbo religion is still alive, but now Christianity also has a hold on the Igbo People.



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