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The people treated the missionaries with curiousity , but no malice. They even listened to what the preacher had to say, but most of them dismissed the preacher as a raving madman. Some, including Nwoye, were attracted by the Missionaries' stories and songs.
The elders of Mbanta gave a portion of the Evil Forest to the missionaries to build their church in "Things Fall Apart". This land was deemed uninhabitable and cursed by the villagers, making it a suitable location for the missionaries.
The villagers in Mbanta direct the missionaries to build their church in the evil forest because they believe it is a place where evil spirits reside and they want to drive the missionaries away by making them feel unwelcome. It is a symbolic way for the villagers to resist the missionaries' influence and protect their traditional beliefs.
The two occasions that threaten the religious traditions in Mbanta in "Things Fall Apart" are the arrival of Christian missionaries and the increasing influence of colonial administration. These new forces introduce unfamiliar beliefs, practices, and laws that challenge the existing religious customs and structures of the community.
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In Chapter 24 of "Things Fall Apart," Okonkwo returns to Umuofia after his exile in Mbanta. He finds that the arrival of the Christian missionaries has significantly changed the village, with many converts and the destruction of the traditional way of life. Okonkwo struggles to rally the villagers to resist the influence of the missionaries and protect their culture but ultimately realizes that his efforts are in vain.
mbanta's evil forest which is where people who die evil or taboo deaths are buried. the elders believed that the powerful magic of the forest would kill the priests in a matter of days
The elders expect that the gods will shower their wrath on the missionaries and that the Christians will be dead within a week. This is because they have built their church in the evil forest.
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Nothing happens, so the villagers suspect that they have special powers. The Villagers expect the missionaries to die within 7 market weeks or 28 days. When the missionaries do not die, the villagers assume that the missionaries possess special powers, and thus gain more recruits.
With the arrival of the Christian missionaries over 200 years ago and the impact ...