The Akan of Ghana

The Akan of Ghana
Author: Kofi Ayim
Publsiher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1507897642

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The Akan of Ghana: Aspects of Past and Present Practices takes the reader through the ancestry of present-day Akan people - from the influence of ancient Egypt, through the ancient Empires of Western Sudan and into the forest belt of present-day Ghana. Comparative analysis of cultural practices (such as kingship and the royal setup, death, funeral rites, and family structures) between ancient Egypt and present-day Akan people are highlighted. The three elements that make up an Akan person - Blood, Soul, and Spirit - as well as the Akan family structure are elaborately treated, and a clear cultural distinction between an Akan family and clan is explained. Names and their appellations, signs and symbols, as well as some kente designs are highlighted in the appendices. Ultimately, cultural challenges of the Akan in the contemporary world are brought to the fore.

The Akans of Ghana

The Akans of Ghana
Author: Kofi Nkansa-Kyeremateng
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1996
Genre: Akan (African people)
ISBN: UOM:39015059136773

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Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana

Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana
Author: Kwasi Ampene
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN: IND:30000109150486

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Nnwonkoro is a genre of women's song found among the Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana. It has become a hybrid musical form, incorporating songs and dance movements based on traditional practices alongside others reflecting Christian influence. Nnwonkoro groups perform regularly at funerals, on state occasions, for entertainment, and even in church. In common with other Akan musical traditions, nnwonkoro is transmitted orally and aurally. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Asante and Bono Ahafo regions, and featuring many transcriptions of songs, this book investigates the nature of composition in oral culture, together with issues such as the scope of the poetic imagination and the transformation processes that accompany modernization. This study illuminates the musical style of nnwonkoro in a way which, it is hoped, will facilitate future comparative study of African songs. A CD recording is included.

The Akan of Ghana West Africa

The Akan of Ghana  West Africa
Author: Kofi Appiah-Kubi
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1999
Genre: Akan (African people)
ISBN: STANFORD:36105113494046

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The Akan People

The Akan People
Author: Kwasi Konadu
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 1558765808

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This is a collection of primary sources with introductions.Paper back edition is an abridge version of the more scholarly hardcover edition for the general reader and for students.

West African Religious Traditions

West African Religious Traditions
Author: Robert B. Fisher
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: UOM:39015047065217

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West African Religious Traditions provides a unique and accessible way for readers to understand the dynamics and structures of traditional African religion, and to see its resonances in African-American religious life today. Focusing on the Akan of Ghana, this book is the result of the author's lifetime of close collaboration with Ghanaians at all levels of that West African nation. West African Religious Traditions is a remarkable entree into a fascinating world of African religion and culture. Fisher has lived and taught in Ghana and brings to his writing both love for Africa and the keen eye of a trained liturgist who knows the importance of grounding his statement of principles in concrete observations of song, dance, ceremonies, and recitations of mythic narratives. Ghanaians have been involved at every stage of the writing and re-writing of this book, helping to clarify the material. The result is an up-to-date, well researched, and student-ready volume, whose study questions and bibliography make it ideal for classroom use.

Revelation

Revelation
Author: Akanba
Publsiher: Author House
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2010-02-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781468578256

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The book is an attempt to explain the true origin of the AkAn race, their language and symbols in a format where many readers can learn about one of the richest treasures of the AfRiKan continent. The purpose of this book is to lay the basic framework of understanding and analysis the subject. It is hoped that because of this research a larger study of this culture, uniquely created by the AkAn race, will be initiated. Again, the book is intended to inform and educate; to provoke and to create a new reality in this cloudy world.

The Early History of the Akan States of Ghana

The Early History of the Akan States of Ghana
Author: Eva Lewin Richter Meyerowitz
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1974
Genre: Akan (African people)
ISBN: UOM:39015025016083

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