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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464223603321

Autore

Goody Jack

Titolo

Death, property and the ancestors : a study of the mortuary customs of the Lodagaa of West Africa / / Jack Goody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-52877-6

1-136-52884-9

1-315-01723-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (475 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Africa ; ; V

Disciplina

393.0966

Soggetti

Dagaaba (African people)

Funeral rites and ceremonies - Ghana

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1962.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. General background -- part two. Death -- part three. Property -- part four. The ancestors.

Sommario/riassunto

Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book, the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. <BR> First published in 1962.