AN EXAMINATION OF THE RESPONSE OF YORUBA TRADITIONAL RELIGIONAND CULTURE TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE IN THE CONTEMPORARYSOCIETY
Corruptionisacankerworm,whichhasnotonlyeatendeepintothefabricsoftheNigeriansocio-economic,politicalandreligiouslives,butalsosoiledthecharacterandpersonalityofeveryNigerianwithoutyetanyhopeforsolution.Thetraditionalsocietieswerenotpersesacrosanctofthisepidemicastherewereelementsofcorruptionhereandthe...
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| 格式: | Print Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2020
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Religions' educator
Year: 2020, 卷: 19, 發布: 1, Pages: 103-112 |
| Further subjects: | B
African Religion
B Corruption and Nigerian Society |
| 總結: | Corruptionisacankerworm,whichhasnotonlyeatendeepintothefabricsoftheNigeriansocio-economic,politicalandreligiouslives,butalsosoiledthecharacterandpersonalityofeveryNigerianwithoutyetanyhopeforsolution.Thetraditionalsocietieswerenotpersesacrosanctofthisepidemicastherewereelementsofcorruptionhereandtherebutthemagnitudeanddimensionwerenotsopronouncedintraditionalsocietiesbecauseoftheinseparableattachmentthepeoplehadwithreligionwhichpermeatedallspheresoftheirlives,whichmadethemdissociatethemselvesfromanythingevil,corruptandabhorredinsociety.Giventheaboveposition,thewriterscallforallNigerianstobemorereligiouslyconsciousandadoptaliveofmoralrectitudeasthoseinourtraditionalsocietiesinordertogetpresentNigeriansocietycleansedofitscorruptanddecayingqualitieswhilemoreeffectivesanctionsshouldbemetedtoanyindividuals(s)orpublicofficer(s)foundwantingindischargingpublicduties as an antidote against corruption. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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