The Devout Woman - Odongo-Aginya, Emmanuel Igwaro
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Torn between traditional and the Christian religions Anyadwe the wife of Ogwok one of the pioneers of Christian faith in Coomit village lead a stormy life with her posthumous son Acellam. Because of her pious faith in the Christian faith she had received and in her dead husband Ogwok, Anyadwe rejected all the traditional inheritance marriage laws which were fronted to her by Opuk, the paternal uncle of her husband Ogwok. Opuk was a hard liner Traditionalists, medicine man and sooth Sayers who chaired all the village elders meets. He was highly respected in the village because of these…mehr

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Torn between traditional and the Christian religions Anyadwe the wife of Ogwok one of the pioneers of Christian faith in Coomit village lead a stormy life with her posthumous son Acellam. Because of her pious faith in the Christian faith she had received and in her dead husband Ogwok, Anyadwe rejected all the traditional inheritance marriage laws which were fronted to her by Opuk, the paternal uncle of her husband Ogwok. Opuk was a hard liner Traditionalists, medicine man and sooth Sayers who chaired all the village elders meets. He was highly respected in the village because of these irreplaceable qualities. His prophecies were precise and his herbal Medicines were indubitable. Nevertheless he abominated Christianity and called it white man hoax doctrine of dominancy over a black man land, cultures and integrities. Even if Anyadew gave due respect to Opuk leaderships as anyone else in the village did, their ideologies about Christian God and traditional gods were unmatchable. Notwithstanding the snappish differences between Anyadwe and Opuk the village community appreciated their stands. As the results most of villagers practiced both Traditional and the Christians faith because of Anyadwe and Opuk infl uence. Opuk oft en prophesied about the calamities to befall the village at the start of the year. Th ese he always attributed to the disobedience of the villagers for the reason that the community had accepted the Christians God and has forsaken their own traditional gods whom they have been worshipping for years. During such occasions he also prophesied successes for the village which he also accredited to those who participated in traditional rituals to appease the traditional gods. Even Missionaries at the Coomit Mission were sometimes baffl ed by Opuk ingenious acts and words however describing them as Satan powers at work. Nevertheless they favored Anyadwe and described her as a role model of a pious Christian. Th ey looked aft er her fi nancial and medical needs.
Autorenporträt
Born of Enriko Igwaro and Juliet Oyella of Lukwir Lukwor village in Lalogi sub-county; Omoro district, Northern Uganda on 25 December 1949 is married to Domitilla Rerea(late), and we are the parents of five children: Judith, Theresa, Bernadetta, Dominic and Moses. Educated in Opit Catholic primary school; St. Mary Junior Anaka; and St. Joseph Senior Layibi collage. I earned my five years Higher Diploma equated to bachelor's degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from Mulago Hospital awarded by Makerere University (1968-1972) and my master's degree in Parasitology from; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1992-1992) awarded by the University of London and my Ph.D. is in Immune Parasitology from Makerere University Kampala (2002-2005). Worked as a researcher in various research institutions in various ranks and has taught in various medical institutions and university medical schools. Currently I am working as a Professor and the Head of the Microbiology and Immunology Department at Gulu University.As a scientist I have published seventy (70) scientific papers in peer review journals; a text book on the Immunology of Schistosoma mansoni. I have developed a new diagnostic method in parasitology known as Odongo-Aginya method. Other job experience include consultancy with WHO and supervision of students of post graduate and undergraduate studies in Faculty of Medicine and Science Gulu University. I enjoy reading Science books and novels. My first novel The Devout Woman ISBN 978-1-4772-5165-2; ISBN 978-1-4817-8001-8; ISBN 978-1-4817-8002-5 was published by the authorhouse.