Virginity as Cultivated Virtue: The Urhobo Practice of Embodied Discipline

Watson. O. Olonge Ph.D.; Sylvester; E. Ibomhen; Ph.D.

doi:10.56201/rjhcs.v11.no6.2025.pg129.138

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Virginity as Cultivated Virtue: The Urhobo Practice of Embodied Discipline

Watson. O. Olonge Ph.D., Sylvester, E. Ibomhen, Ph.D.

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The rate at which the rich cultural heritage of the Urhobo people either be silence or completely eroded base on certain biases like scientific bias, western bias and lack of educating the young ones calls for concern. Hence this research seeks to examine one of the rich cultural heritages of the Urhobo people, the practice of virginity as it helps to shape its identity and marriage institution. Thus, the aim of this research is to showcase the Urhobo practice of virginity in addressing the surge immoralities among young girls and boys in contemporary time and preparing them for marriage. To address this subject matter the research adopts, historical and phenomenological approaches. The research discovered that the high rate of sexual pervasion is on the increase and cultural value for virginity is in the state of comatose. That western culture, the concept of individualism, cultural infiltration and scientific bias have posed a major challenge on the practice of virginity by the Urhobo people. As a result, many of the contemporary youths are exploring new methods that are alien to the Urhobo traditional cultural values. This has led to teenage pregnancy, school dropout and sexually transmitted diseases like HIV and staphylococcus. The paper concludes that sexual purity be preserved and pre-marital sex should not be condom as the Bible also emphases it. It recommends therefore that the rich traditional value of upholding virginity before marriage by the Urhobo should be strengthened.

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