Ghana S Akan People

Author : Samuel Asiama
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781664175624

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Ghana's Akan People by Samuel Asiama Pdf

Traditional festivals in Ghana have roots that may be traced to the earliest ancestors we can think of. No wonder almost every ethnic group has its festival. The repository for these festivals is the older folk in our society. What follows below is a treatment of the Ohum festival of the Akyem Abuakwa as recounted by my grandfather Opanyin Owusu-Koranteng, popularly known as Teacher Owusu-Koranteng. It touches on why every year the Ohum festival is celebrated. The aim for writing this account is modest. It is intended to arouse and satisfy the interest of readers to see the VALUE and SIGNIFICANCE of festivals in Ghanaian society, by using the Ohum as a typical one. Special apology however goes for anyone or group of persons who may in one way or the other be offended by this publication. A factual history of Ohum better spelt “Ohunuu-mu” must to the author, be written because of some people’s worship of PREMPESUPREMPEH. This is the Biriem river god, whose shrines are at Akyem Tafo and Kyebi. Worshipping of gods is not peculiar to the Akyems, Ghanaians or Africans. The Romans worshipped and prayed to River Tiber in Italy, calling it, “Father Tiber.” (Refer Macaulay, C Days of Ancient Rome.) The Britons sing, and boast of being sons of the sea. (Refer the British patriotic song, “When Britons first at heaven’s command arose from out of the azure main etc. etc.) and several other citations that this narration has not enough space to portray. The author is a Christian, and do not advocate the worship of gods, but JEHOVAH-GOD. He has implicit belief in Jesus Christ and respects JEHOVAH’s command to his people in abstaining from idol and image worship as found in Exodus 20:3 in the Holy Bible. Nevertheless, this work is mere history which needs to be written for posterity.

Author : Akanba
Publisher : Author House
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781468578256

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Revelation by Akanba Pdf

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.

Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : 1558765794

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The Akan People by Kwasi Konadu Pdf

The Akans are an ethnic group in West Africa, predominantly Ghana and Togo, of roughly 25 million people. From the twelfth century on, Akans created numerous states based largely on gold mining and trading of cash crops. This brought wealth to numerous Akan states, such as Akwamu, which stretched all the way to modern Benin, and ultimately led to the rise of the best known Akan empire, the Empire of Ashanti. Throughout history, Akans were a highly educated group; notable Akan people in modern times include Kwame Nkrumah and Kofi Annan. This volume features a new array of primary sources that provide fresh and nuanced perspectives. This collection is the first of its kind.

Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1558765875

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Akan Studies in Africa and the Diaspora by Kwasi Konadu Pdf

Author : Kofi Nkansa-Kyeremateng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : UOM:39015059136773

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The Akans of Ghana by Kofi Nkansa-Kyeremateng Pdf

Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1558765808

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The Akan People by Kwasi Konadu Pdf

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.

Author : Nicholas Owusu Anim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : IND:30000036900607

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Names as a Factor in Cultural Identity Among the Akan, Ga and Ewe Tribes of Ghana by Nicholas Owusu Anim Pdf

Author : Zac Adama
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781491794685

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Cultural Migration by Zac Adama Pdf

Around the end of the seventeenth century, the Anyii Dwabenean Akan tribe originally located in the Amansie area of present-day Ghanaleave their homeland to found a new kingdom at Dadieso, also in Ghana. But the Anyii Dwabene become liberators when they intervene in a war to save the kingdom of Abron Bondoukou. Eventually, they establish a new home and a new kingdom with capital at AnyiniBileKro, in what is now Cote dIvoire. Later, a section of Anyii Dwabene resists French colonialism and leaves to found a settlement across the border in the then Gold Coast, calling it Nkrankwanta. The story of Nkrankwanta is a story of freedom and liberty. In Cultural MigrationA Short History of Nkrankwanta and Anyii Dwabene, author Zac Adama is privileged to share the oral history of Nkrankwanta in the print form for the first time. Exploring the lives of the first immigrants of Nkrankwantamen and women who chose danger and uncertainty over servitude and complacencyit is the story of a people who explored the unknown for new possibilities and opportunities, and who wanted their story to be told to generations after them. Not only a book of history, Cultural MigrationA Short History of Nkrankwanta and Anyii Dwabene explores a comparative linguistic study between Akan Twi-Fante, spoken mainly in Ghana, and Akan Anyii-Baule, whose majority speakers live in neighbouring Cte dIvoire. The story of Nkrankwanta is essentially a story of migration. It is partly the story of a people who liberated others and, in turn, required assistance when they were faced with imminent danger. The story of Nkrankwanta speaks to the human heartit portrays the changing fortunes in the lives of a people who have, with each step along the way, been purposeful and determined.

Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0199922853

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The Akan Diaspora in the Americas by Kwasi Konadu Pdf

In this study, Kwasi Konadu calls attention to the historic formation of Akan culture in West Africa and its reach into the Americas. He examines the Akan experience in Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, former Danish and Dutch colonies, and North America, and how those early experiences foreground the contemporary engagement and movement of diasporic Africans and Akan people between Ghana and North America.

Author : Kofi Ayim
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1507897642

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The Akan of Ghana by Kofi Ayim Pdf

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.

Author : George B. Streetor
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, LLC
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1625166230

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The Akan House of Mystery by George B. Streetor Pdf

The Akan House of Mystery is a book that explains the nature of the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The Akan are a very determined people who will not be suppressed and will do what they must to achieve their goals. Their reasons for matrilineal inheritance are noted, along with the ramifications. This in-depth book shows why there is the need for continuity of rebirth with women as the wheel of the revolving cycle, as well as the power accorded them, and the need to help them gain the respect due women not only in Akan lands but in all of Africa. It tells how the warrior queen Abena Pokua, the first Asante queen under the Asante confederacy during the reign of Nana Osei Tutu 1 (1680-1717), rebelled and led her people to the present day Ivory Coast after the death of Nana in war. History shows how the Baoule kingdom of Ivory Coast came about, and how Abena Pokua occupied a golden stool from the Comoe river in Ivory Coast, with the Asantehene occupying the golden stool commanded from the sky in Ghana. The book's mysteries delve into the concepts of death, ghosts, God, Satan, witchcraft, and wizards. George B. Streetor was born in Koforidua, Ghana, where the main story takes place. He now lives in Accra, Ghana, and is a therapist who heals without chemicals by using homa therapy. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/GeorgeBStreetor

Author : Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498521239

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African Personality and Spirituality by Anthony Ephirim-Donkor Pdf

There is a divine pronouncement among the Akan that all human beings are children of God (Nana Nyame), none a child of the earth (mother); meaning that human beings are spiritual in origin, descending directly from God via the Abosom (gods and goddesses). Every person then has a deity as father (Ᾱgya-bosom), recognition of which existentially enables a person to fulfil one’s career or professional blueprint (Nkrabea). Intrinsically, therefore, human beings embody the very essence of the Abosom, which manifests itself behaviorally and psychologically in a manner identical to those of the gods and goddesses. African Personality and Spirituality: The Role of Abosom and Human Essence therefore addresses ultimate existential concerns of the Akan, revealing the essence of the primeval gods and goddesses and how they transform themselves into human beings, as well as the psychology of personality characteristic attributes, the phenomenon of spirit alightment, and other manifestations of the gods and goddesses, and the imperative of ethical existence and generativity (Ↄbra bᴐ) as basis of eternal life.

Author : City University of New Kwasi Konadu Assistant Professor of History Center for Ethnic Studies
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199745388

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The Akan Diaspora in the Americas by City University of New Kwasi Konadu Assistant Professor of History Center for Ethnic Studies Pdf

In his groundbreaking study of the Akan diaspora, Konadu demonstrates how this cultural group originating in West Africa both engaged in and went beyond the familiar diasporic themes of maroonage, resistance, and freedom. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Akan never formed a majority among other Africans in the Americas. But their leadership skills in war and political organization, efficacy in medicinal plant use and spiritual practice, and culture archived in the musical traditions, language, and patterns of African diasporic life far outweighed their sheer numbers. Konadu argues that a composite Akan culture calibrated between the Gold Coast and forest fringe made the contributions of the Akan diaspora possible. The book examines the Akan experience in Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, former Danish and Dutch colonies, and North America, and how those early experiences foreground the modern engagement and movement of diasporic Africans and Akan people between Ghana and North America. Locating the Akan variable in the African diasporic equation allows scholars and students of the Americas to better understand how the diasporic quilt came to be and is still evolving.

Author : Janice P. De-Whyte
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004366305

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Wom(b)an: A Cultural-Narrative Reading of the Hebrew Bible Barrenness Narratives by Janice P. De-Whyte Pdf

In this book Janice Ewurama De-Whyte offers a reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives. Barrenness was the threat to female honour and the lineage’s continuity. Therefore, the word “wom(b)an” visually underscores the centrality of the productive womb to female identity.

Author : AkanBa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1449062512

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Revelation by AkanBa Pdf

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.