A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY ON IMMORTALITY IN TIV THOUGHT

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.