The work made the following recommendations for further investigation. The area, interest and belief occupied by ancestors in Igbo-world-view have provoked a lot of attack by both science and Euro-Christian ideology and world-view. As a result of these attacks, there is still need to scrutinize many facets of the concept in order to promote the concept and make it more understandable to all. As a result of this, the researcher suggest that:
i. Researchers should carry out research to know whether the industrious cum hard working nature of Igbo, was a result of their age long belief in the concept of ancestors and reincarnation.
ii. Future researchers should embark on a critical analysis of the relationship between ancestor-hood and reincarnation. This will embrace solving the problem if women can become ancestors in patrilineal societies in Africa/Igbo communities.
iii. There should be a conceptual study of Igbo ancestral cult in relation to Christendom.
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