The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and they would express a wish. And their wish would then be brought to a priest, who would find a ritual object, and the appropriate sacrifices would be made, and the shrine would be built for the god.
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The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and t
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The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and t
The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and t
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