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Author : Kofi Nkansa-Kyeremateng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : UOM:39015059136773
Author : Kofi Ayim
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1507897642
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 : Kofi Nkansa-Kyeremateng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : UOM:39015064712055
Author : Kwasi Ampene
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : IND:30000109150486
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.
Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195390643
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 : Eva Lewin Richter Meyerowitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025016083
Author : Kofi Appiah-Kubi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113494046
Author : Dennis M. Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : IND:39000003041824
Author : Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : 9780595348503
This book begins your exploration of the culture and traditions of the Akans of Ghana, West Africa. It introduces the reader to the lifestyle of the traditional Akans living in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, and other West African Countries. Little has been written on the Akan culture and spirituality especially in the style and with the sensitivity of this author. The reader gets a glimpse of the traditional life of the Akan with its protocols, hospitality, and embedded cultural spirituality. This is a user friendly guide to anyone seeking knowledge on the culture and/or spirituality of the Akans. The author has spent more than 15 years traveling throughout Ghana, observing and participating in cultural activities as well as studying day-to-day life. Additionally, the Author has spent many years interviewing practitioners of traditional Akan customs and rituals in Ghana. This book is a must read for social workers, psychologists, professors, teachers, and students. It is a great reference guide for those who plan to travel to Ghana and other parts of West Africa. Akan Protocol is infused with stories of interest and humor that will place you in the heart of Ghana, West Africa with Nana Kyerewaa.
Author : Eva L. R. Meyerowitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Akan (African people)
ISBN : 0608390356
Author : Dennis M. Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015032646955
Author : Robert B. Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015047065217
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.
Author : Kwasi Konadu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : 1558765794
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 : Emmanuel Odum Ocran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8564374714
Author : H. L. Daniel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Historical drama, English
ISBN : 1544205155
Set in the pre-colonial era and enriched with the culture and traditional values of the Akans, the play, a bricolage of drama and storytelling, depicts how the Akan speaking people migrated from Sahara and Sudan, formed the ancient Ghana Empire and wandered through the forest of Kong before settling at Krako, where they established the Kingdom of Bonoman and gained wealth from the gold boom. But after 350 years of living as one people, the Akans were split in two. The separation led to the formation of the Fante and Ashami Kingdoms.
