Name
Dr. Etim Efiong Okon
DepartmentReligious and Cultural Studies
DesignationAssociate Professor
EmailAbout Dr. Etim Efiong Okon
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Oct. 2015 – Present - Professor, University of Calabar April 2012 to Sept. 2014 - Head, Department of History & Int’l Studies University of Calabar 2012 – 2015 - Reader, University of Calabar 2009 – 2010 - Senior Lecturer on Sabbatical, University of Uyo 2006 – 2012 - Senior Lecturer, University of Calabar 2003 – 2006 - Lecturer I, University of Calabar 1999 – 2003 - Lecturer II, University of Calabar 1993 – 1999 - Assistant Lecturer, University of Calabar February 1993 – April 1993 - Graduate Assistant, University of Calabar EDUCATION: Ph.D, Nigerian (Social) History University of Calabar - 2002 M.A., African History University of Calabar - 1993 B.A. (Hons.) History (2nd Class Honours, Upper Division) University of Calabar - 1989 West African School Certificate St. Louis Secondary School, Kano - 1984 GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS: Fellow - Corporate Institute of Administration Nigeria. AWARDS/HONOURS:  Administrative Excellence Award, presented by National Association of History and International Studies Students, University of Calabar Chapter (NAHISS) – 2016.  Professor Eyo-Ita Prize for the Best Graduating Student in the Department of History - 1989.  Chief Ekanem Ita Ekanem Prize for the Best Graduating Student in the Department of History - 1989. TEACH: 1993 – Present (25 years) COURSES TAUGHT SESSIONS: HIS 934 - Gender, Race and Security in International Relations 2016/2018 HIS 915 - Gender Relations in Europe 2016/2018 HIS 501/502 - Historiography/Historical Methods 2014 - 2018 HIS. 1132 - Major World Civilizations 2015 - 2018 HIS 3342 - Field Research in History 2006 - 2018 HIS 1101 - An Introduction to History 1 2011/2012 HIS. 6612 - Seminar in North African History 2005/06-2010/11 HIS. 6621 - Studies in Eastern European History 2005/06- 2011/12 HIS. 1121 - An introduction to European History to 1848 2004/05- 2010/11 HIS. 4462 - History of Pan Africanism 2002/03- 2004/05 HIS. 4482 - History of African Religion 2004/05- 2005/06 HIS. 4461 - Historiography 1999/00-2005/06 HIS. 4441 - Theories of imperialism 1998/99- 2000/01 HIS. 2241 - Europe and the wider world 1996/97- 2010/11 HIS. 4442 - Traditions and Modernization in Africa 1996/97- 1998/99 HIS. 1132 - Major World Civilizations 1995/96- 2009/10 HIS. 4440 - Society and Economy in Nigeria 1995/96 HIS. 4411 - History of Science/Technology 1993/94 -1997/98 HIS. 1122 - Europe since the Age of Revolution 1993/94 -1995/96 HIS. 2242 - History of Russia 1993/94 -1994/95 HIS. 3312 - West Africa since 1800 1993/94 HIS. 3311 - West Africa to 1800 1993/94 TALKS: Several
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| Okon, Etim E. & Basil K. Akpan. “Early Christian Tradition on Educationâ€, International Review of Religion, Education and Psychology, 8(1), 2017, 19-38, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Basil K. Akpan. “Easter Commemoration in the Christian Traditionâ€, International Review of Religion, Education and Psychology, 8(1), 2017, 49-75, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Olufemi T. Oyekan.â€Infertility as a Socio-Cultural Problem among the Yoruba of Nigeriaâ€, African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 6(2), 2017, 26-46, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Ndubuisi K. Eke. “Sex Ethics in Eziafor Ohafia Community, Ohafia LGA, Abia State of Nigeriaâ€, African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 6(2), 2017, 57-78, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Lucien Levy-Bruhl and Primitive Mentalityâ€, African Social Science Review. 4(1), 2017, 21-36, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Derogatory Descriptions of African Traditional Religionâ€, African Social Science Review. 4(1), 2017, 62-75, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Spirituality, Religion and Magnanimityâ€. Archive for Theology and Biblical Studies, 5(1), 2016, 9-24. ISSN 1118-5697. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Africanization of Christianityâ€. Archive for Theology and Biblical Studies, 5(1), 2016, 30-42, ISSN 1118-5697. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Sigmund Freud on Female Sexualityâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 3(2), 2016, 23-39, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Anatomy of Perfectionism, Rejection, Sadism and Human Destructivenessâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 3(2), 2016, 57-70, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Marriage as a Power Tussleâ€. Archive for Psychopathology and Counseling-Psychotherapy , 2(2), 2016, 23-31, ISSN 1118-5876. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Christian Counseling and Family Psychotherapy on Divorceâ€Archive for Psychopathology and Counseling-Psychotherapy , 2(2), 2016, 46-61, ISSN 1118-5876. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Emmanuel E. Sampson. “Kantian Conception of Moral Philosophyâ€. Archive for Psychopathology and Counseling-Psychotherapy , 3(1), 2016, 11-29, ISSN 1118-5876. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Emmanuel E. Sampson. “Kant’s Conception of Moral Freedom and the Prohibition of Homosexuality in Nigeriaâ€. Archive for Psychopathology and Counseling-Psychotherapy , 3(1), 2016, 38-49, ISSN 1118-5876. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Biochemistry and Neurobiology of Loveâ€. Review of Education and Human Development, 2(2), 2016, 18-35, ISSN 1596-1660. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Psychophysiology of Love and Human Sexual Responseâ€. Review of Education and Human Development, 2(2), 2016, 45-58, ISSN 1596-1660. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Power of Loveâ€. Review of Education and Human Development , 3(1), 2016, 17-31, ISSN 1596-1660 | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Theories of Loveâ€. Review of Education and Human Development, 3(1), 2016, 44-56, ISSN 1596-1660. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “New Religious Movements: Definition and Factors of Causationâ€. African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 5(2), 2016, 13-20, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “New Religious Movements and Africanization of Christianityâ€. African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 5(2), 2016, 26-36, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gregory A. Onah. “Religion, Cosmology and World-View among Yala People of Nigeriaâ€. Humanities and Cultural Studies, 4(2), 2016, 36-53, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gregory A. Onah. “Cosmology, World-View and the Social Order among the Yakurr People of Nigeriaâ€. Humanities and Cultural Studies, 4(2), 2016, 72-80, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Matthew V. Chiangi. “Bantu Migration and the Tiv Myth of Crossing the River Congo: The Convergence of Cultural and Sacred Historyâ€, Humanities and Cultural Studies, 5(2), 2016, 36-52, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Rossetta Da Wariboko. “Religion, Cosmology and World-view of Kalabari People of Nigeriaâ€, Humanities and Cultural Studies, 5(2), 2016, 68-92, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Emmanuel A. Manyo. “Religion, Law and Morality: The Inseparable Social Trinityâ€, African Social Science Review. 3(2), 2016, 1-14, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Felicia S. Ejim. “ Afutang and Nndum: Ancestral Marital Fidelity Deities in Bekwarra, Cross River State of Nigeriaâ€, African Social Science Review. 3(2), 2016, 25-35, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Sharia and Constitutional Law of Religion in Nigeriaâ€, African Social Science Review. 3(1), 2016, 15-29, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Manipulation of Religion and Ethnicity for Political Ends in Nigeriaâ€, African Social Science Review. 3(1), 2016, 38-53, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Attitude of Early Christianity to Paganismâ€, Archive for Theology and Biblical Studies, 5(2), 2016, 1-17. ISSN 1118-5697. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Fusion of Ancient Greek Philosophy into Early Christian Thoughtâ€, Archive for Theology and Biblical Studies, 5(2), 2016, 25-43. ISSN 1118- 5697. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gideon I. Emeng “Ethnographic Study of Agbo/Imabana Society, Culture and Religion.†Archive for Social and Behavioral Sciences, 5(1), 2015, 58-66, ISSN 1118-5698. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Initiation and Deepening of Love Relationship: A Counseling Perspectiveâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 3(1), 2015, 35-47, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Intimacy and Self-Disclosure in Interpersonal Relationshipâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 3(1), 2015, 57-62, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Religio-Occultic Roots of Jungian Analytical Psychologyâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 2(1), 2015, 15-33, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Religion, Spirituality and Psychological Healthâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 2(2), 2015, 1-19, ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Convergence of Religion, Psychology and Psychotherapy in Africaâ€. Review of Psychology and Social Problems, 2(2), 2015, 37-59,ISSN 1596-1550. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Human Rights Education and Democratic Citizenship in Africaâ€. International Review of Religion, Education and Psychology, 6(1), 2015, 30-50, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Human Rights in Islamâ€. International Review of Religion, Education and Psychology, 6(1), 2015, 64-75, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gregory A. Onah. “Witchcraft among Yakurr People of Nigeriaâ€. African Social Science Review. 2(1), 2015, 28-37, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gregory A. Onah “Igbo Cosmology and Cultural Historyâ€. African Social Science Review. 2(1), 2015, 58-79, ISSN 1596-1660. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Utre E. Iwara. “Ethnographic Study of Yakurr Society, Culture and Religionâ€. Humanities and Cultural Studies, 4(1), 2015, 40-62, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Utre E. Iwara. “The Socio-Ethical Significance of Yakurr Shrinesâ€. Humanities and Cultural Studies, 4(1), 2015, 74-93, ISSN 1118-5799. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Samuel Ndianga “ Social Psychological Analysis of Leghi Caste System in Higgilandâ€, African Social Science Review. 2(2),2015, 1-10, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. & Gideon I. Emeng. “Traditional Marriage Ceremonies in Agbo/Imabana Communities of Cross River State, Nigeria†African Social Science Review. 2(2),2015, 30-45, ISSN 1118-5696. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “AfricanTraditional Religion and Culture Definedâ€, African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 5(1), 2015, 1-15, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Internationalization of African Traditional Religion: Strategies to Upgrade African Indigenous Religious Belief to a World Religionâ€, African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 5(1), 2015, 24-33, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, E. E. Kwame Nkrumah: The Fallen and Forgotten Hero of African Nationalism. European Scientific Journal, Vol. 10, No. 17, June, 2014, Pp. 50-77, ISSN 1857-7881(print) e-ISSN1857-7431, Republic of Macedonia, www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Christian Missions and Colonial Rule in Africa: Objective and Contemporary Analysis. European Scientific Journal, Vol. 10, No. 17, June, 2014, Pp. 192-209, ISSN 1857-7881(print) e-ISSN 1857-7431, Republic of Macedonia, www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Islam, War and International Humanitarian Law.European Scientific Journal, Vol. 10 No. 17, Pp. 100-115, May, 2014. ISSN 1857-7881(print) e-ISSN 857-7431, Republic of Macedonia, www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Hudud Punishments in Islamic Criminal Law.European Scientific Journal, Vol. 10, No. 17, Pp 227-238, June, 2014. ISSN 1857- 7881(print) e-ISSN 1857-7431, Republic of Macedonia, www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Death and Immortality in Christian Individual Eschatologyâ€. Archive for Theology and Biblical Studies, 3(1), 2014, 10-19. ISSN 1118-5697. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Collective Bargaining and Negotiated Settlement of Industrial Conflict in Nigeriaâ€. Archive for Social and Behavioral Sciences, 4(2), 2014, 60-70. ISSN 1118-5698. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “The Psychological Study of Religionâ€. International Review of Religion, Education and Psychology, 5(2), 2014, 23-31, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and Islamic Fundamentalism in Nigeria,1980-1992â€. African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 4(2), 2014, 1-17, ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, E. E. Distortion of Facts in Western Ethnographic Study of African Religion, Culture and Society. International Journal of Asian Social Science Vol.3 No.1, 2013Pp. 92-101, Pakistan, www.aessweb.com, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Islamic Jurisprudence and the Primacy of Shariah. International Journal of Asian Social Science,Vol.3, No.1,2013,Pp. 138-149, Pakistan, www.aessweb.com, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar | |
| Okon, E. E. Karl Marx, Marxism and Religion.AJRSH: Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences & Humanities, Volume 3, Issue 5, May, 2013 ISSN 2249-7315, Pp. 74-83,India.http://www.aijsh.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. The Motive and Method of the Sociological Study of Religion. AJRSH: Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences & Humanities, Volume 3, Issue 5, May, 2013, ISSN 2249-7315 Pp.236-244, India.http://www.aijsh.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar | |
| Okon, E. E. The Causation of Protestant Reformation: Lessons of History. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Vol. 10, Issue 2, Mar. - Apr. 2013, Pp. 11-20, e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. India.www.iosrjournals.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar | |
| Okon, E. E. The Status of Woman in Islam. IOSR: Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Vol. 10, Issue 2, Mar. - Apr. 2013, Pp. 21-27, e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. India.www.iosrjournals. org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Religious Causation of War. American International Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 3 No. 2, February 2013, Pp. 71-78, USA. www.aijcrnet.com, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Legal and Socio-Ethical Issues in Punishment. Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, Vol.11, 2013, Pp. 25-30, ISSN 2224-3240 (paper) ISSN 2224-3259 (online), USA.www.iiste.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Jihad: Warfare and Territorial Expansion in Islam.Asian Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2013; Pp. 171-175, ISSN 1911-2017 E-ISSN 1911-2025, Canada, www.ccsenet.org/ass, Indexed/Abstracted in Scopus and Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Critical Re-examination of Sociological Theories of Religion. Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vol. 2, No 2, May 2013, Pp. 22-35, ISSN 2186-8492; ISSN 2186 -8484, Japan. www.ajssh.leena-luna.co.jp-81, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Ecotheology, Land and Sustainable Development. Asia-Pacific Science and Culture Journal. Vol. 2, Pp. 44–50, 2013,ISSN 2220- 4504 (print) 2220-4512 (online), USA.www.ieit-pub.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Liberation Theology, Violence and the Struggle for Social Change. LUMINA.Vol. 24,No.1, Pp. 1-12,2013, ISSN 2094-1188.Philippines, www.lumina.hnu.edu.ph, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Religion as Instrument of Socialization and Social Control. European Scientific Journal,Vol. 8, No.26, November 2012, Pp. 136-142 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431, Republic of Macedonia www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. African World-view and the Challenge of Witchcraft.Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.2, No.10, 2012, Pp. 68-76, ISSN 2222-1719 (paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (online),www.iiste.org, USA, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Archaeological Reflections on Ancient Egyptian Religion and Society.European Scientific Journal,Vol. 8, No.26 November, 2012, Pp. 107-117, ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431, Republic of Macedonia, www.eujournal.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Critical Reflections on Freudian Theory of Religion.Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No.10, 2012, Pp. 103-109, ISSN 2222-1719 (paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (online), USA, www.iiste.org. Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Akhenaton and Egyptian Origin of Hebrew Monotheism. American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities, Vol.2 No.6, November 2012, Pp. 418-427, ISSN: 2276 – 6928,USA , www.ajsih.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Religion, Culture and Communication. American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities, Vol.2 No.6, November 2012, Pp. 433-440(ISSN: 2276 - 6928), USA, www.ajsih.org, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. Religion and Politics in Ancient Egypt. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences, doi:10.5251/ajsms. 2012.3.3.93.98 , Pp. 93-98, ISSN Print: 2156-1540, ISSN Online: 2151-1559, USA, www.scihub.org/AJSMS, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, E. E. The Sources and Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences, doi:10.5251/ajsms. 2012.3.3.93.98 , Pp. 106-111,ISSN Print: 2156-1540, ISSN Online: 2151-1559, USA, www.scihub.org/AJSMS,Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon,E. E. Karl Marx, Marxism and Christianity.Journal of Integrative Humanism, Vol. 2 No. 1, May, 2012, Pp.134-157, ISSN 2026-6286, Ghana, Indexed/Abstracted in Google Scholar. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Christian Concept of Marriage", SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy, 12.2, (April 2010), 35-41. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Historicity and Circumstances of Birth of Jesusâ€, SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy, 13.1, (September 2010), 96-106. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Sociological Theories of Religionâ€) CAJOLIS: Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies, 14.2 (September, 2010), 28-66. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Sources and Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence", SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy, 12.1, (September, 2009), 150-155. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Status of Woman in Islam" Ndunode: Calabar Journal of the Humanities, 8.1 (January 2009), 92 -108. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Concept of Jihad in Islam, Ndunode: Calabar Journal of the Humanities, 8. 1 (January 2009), 15 -26. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Causation of the Protestant Reformation", CASIL: Calabar Studies in Languages, 15. 1, (April, 2009), 50-85. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "Martin Luther and the Protestant Revolution: The Lessons of History", CAJOLIS: Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies, 12.1, (April 2009), 167-194. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Martin Luther and the Protestant Revolution: Lessons of Historyâ€. CAJOLIS: Calabar Journal of Liberal Studies, 12(1), 2009, 167-194. ISSN 1115-2087 | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Sociological Imagination on Religion", CASIL: Calabar Studies in Languages, 14. 1, (April 2008), 110 -138. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Human Right to Religious Freedom: An Overviewâ€. African Pentecost: Journal of Theology, Psychology and Social Work, 1(1), 2007, 67-82, ISSN 1118-5597. | |
| Okon, Etim E. “Ekpu-Oro: Studies in Oron Cosmology and Cultural Historyâ€. African Journal of Religion, Cultural and Society, 1(1), 2006, 2-13 ISSN 1595-1340. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Legal and Philosophical Appraisal", SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy, 7.2, (April 2005), 114-120. | |
| Okon, Etim E. "Islam and Religious Freedom in Nigeria", Ndunode: Calabar Journal of the Humanities, 6.2, (July 2005), 82-98. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
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| Annual National Conference of the National Association for the Study of Religions and Education (NASRED), 5th-9th July 2010, Federal College of Education Obudu, Cross River State – Nigeria. Lead Paper: Global Perspecti | 2010-07-05 | 2010-07-09 | ||
| c) Seminar on African Pastoral Education and Training, 7th -15th July, 2016, Aba, Abia State. | 2016-07-07 | 2016-07-15 | ||
| African Pastors Regional Conference, 8th -12th October 2016, Owerri, Nigeria. Lead Paper: Legal Implications of the Minister’s Speech and Actions | 2016-10-08 | 2016-10-12 |