Igbe religion

The Igbe religion, popularly known as Igbe (an Urhobo word meaning dance), was founded by Ubiecha Etarakpo in 1858 and has its headquarters at 11, Egbo Street, Kokori Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria.^[1]^[2]

The holy (sacred) day is known as Edigbe, meaning the day of joy.^[3]^[4]

It is a religion based on dance, as its medium of worship to God. It began as a Urhobo-Kokori traditional sect, and in the 20th century was influenced by an influx of Christian evangelism.^[5]

Originating in Kokori, it gradually spread in the Urhobo nation and austral Nigeria at large.^[6]

^ Success Akpojotor, Pre-Colonial Socio-Political History of Kokori Inland. B. A Thesis (University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria). 2011
^ http://www.thenationlineng.net/2011/index ^{[dead link]}
^ Studies in Urhobo Culture By Peter Palmer Ekeh
^ pp.346-7
^ Success Akpojotor, pp.44-5
^ Success Akpojotor, pp.46-7

[1] Success Akpojotor, Pre-Colonial Socio-Political History of Kokori Inland. B. A Thesis (University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria). 2011

[2] ttp://www.thenationlineng.net/2011/index ^{[dead link]}

[3] Studies in Urhobo Culture By Peter Palmer Ekeh

[4] .346-7

[5] Success Akpojotor, pp.44-5

[6] Success Akpojotor, pp.46-7

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