What are the complex traditions of the Igbo clans?

From our
point of view, many of the traditions of the Igbo clans are complex, but it is only because they
fall outside the accepted norms of traditional Western culture. In the same way, the
missionaries in the story who encounter many of the traditions described are horrified or
confused by what goes on in the Igbo society. A few of the traditions that can be considered the
most complex deal with death and the concept of guilt.

One of the most
seemingly tragic parts of the Igbo culture is related to the idea of sacrificial revenge or
blood debt. The tribe thatbelongs to is given a young boy, , as a sacrifice to make up for the
murder of one of their own women by someone in Ikemefunas tribe. The main reason this part of
the story adds to Okonkwosis two-fold: first, the practice is meant to keep the peace, but it
requires an entirely innocent sacrifice to make up for the blood price of the murder. Ikemefuna
is a young boy who has done nothing wrong, but he is...