LEADER 05083oam 2200661 a 450 001 9910815472203321 005 20240410144513.0 010 $a979-84-00-63536-6 010 $a1-280-86925-9 010 $a9786610869251 010 $a0-313-01132-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400635366 035 $a(CKB)111087027039328 035 $a(OCoLC)614596708 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10040704 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000133622 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129479 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133622 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10046311 035 $a(PQKB)11459811 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10040704 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL86925 035 $a(OCoLC)52734130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000884 035 $a(OCoLC)48469213 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400635366BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027039328 100 $a20011108e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCulture and customs of Ghana /$fSteven J. Salm and Toyin Falola 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 225 1 $aCulture and customs of Africa,$x1530-8367 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-313-32050-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index. 327 $aCover -- Culture and Customs of Ghana -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 Introduction -- GEOGRAPHY -- PEOPLES -- The Guan -- The Mole-Dagbani and the Gonja -- The Akan -- The Ewe -- The Ga-Adangbes -- LANGUAGES -- EDUCATION -- URBAN CENTERS -- RESOURCES, OCCUPATIONS, AND ECONOMY -- Timber -- Cocoa -- Mining -- Tourism -- Manufacturing -- Economic Performance -- GOVERNMENT -- HISTORY -- Early History -- The Asante Empire -- Early Europeans -- The Colonial Era -- Independence Movements -- Independence and the First Republic, 1957-66 -- National Liberation Council, 1966-69 -- The Second Republic, 1969-72 -- The National Redemption Council and the Supreme Military Council, 1972-79 -- The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and the Third Republic, 1979-81 -- The Provisional National Defence Council, 1981-92 -- The Fourth Republic -- CULTURAL ISSUES -- NOTE -- 2 Religion and Worldview -- WORLDVIEW -- INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS -- Supreme God -- Lesser Gods -- Ancestors -- Witchcraft -- Indigenous Religion and Change -- CHRISTIANITY -- Effects of Christianity -- ISLAM -- Effects of Islam -- NOTES -- 3 Literature and Media -- ORAL LITERATURE -- Proverbs -- Poetry and Songs -- Narratives -- WRITTEN LITERATURE -- Indigenous Language -- English Language -- Poetry -- Novels -- Popular Literature -- DRAMA AND POPULAR THEATER -- NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES -- RADIO AND TELEVISION -- Radio -- Television -- NOTES -- 4 Art and Architecture/Housing -- ART -- Functions -- Textiles -- Sculpture -- Metal Arts -- Pottery, Basketry, Beads, and Leatherwork -- Traditional Artists -- Modern and Tourist Art -- ARCHITECTURE AND HOUSING -- Rural Architecture and Housing -- Urban Architecture and Housing -- NOTES -- 5 Cuisine and Traditional Dress -- CUISINE -- Patterns of Consumption -- BEVERAGES -- Festival Food and Drink -- DRESS. 327 $aCeremonial Dress -- Ornamentation -- Western Fashions -- NOTES -- 6 Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family -- LINEAGE AND SOCIAL PATTERNS -- RITES OF PASSAGE -- Birth -- Initiation -- Marriage -- Death -- FAMILY CONCEPT AND STRUCTURE -- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- SOCIAL CHANGE -- NOTE -- 7 Social Customs and Lifestyle -- SOCIAL RELATIONS -- FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS -- Traditional Festivals -- Aboakyer -- Homowo -- Odwira -- Ewe Festivals -- Damba -- National Holidays -- PANAFEST -- LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Sports and Games -- Cinema -- Everyday Life and Leisure -- 8 Music and Dance -- TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE -- Functions -- Instruments -- Musicians -- Types of Music and Dance -- NEO-TRADITIONAL OR NEO-FOLK MUSIC -- Kpanlogo -- Ga Cultural Groups -- Simpa -- POPULAR MUSIC AND DANCE -- Highlife -- Reggae -- Hiplife -- CHRISTIAN MUSIC -- Gospel Highlife -- Choral Music -- INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT OF MUSIC AND DANCE -- NOTES -- RECOMMENDED CDS -- Glossary -- Bibliographic Essay -- GENERAL -- INTRODUCTION -- RELIGION AND WORLDVIEW -- LITERATURE AND MEDIA -- ART AND ARCHITECTURE/HOUSING -- CUISINE AND TRADITIONAL DRESS -- GENDER ROLES, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY -- SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND LIFESTYLE -- MUSIC AND DANCE -- Index -- About the Authors. 410 0$aCulture and customs of Africa. 607 $aGhana$xSocial life and customs 607 $aGhana$xCivilization 676 $a306/.09667 700 $aSalm$b Steven J.$f1966-$01704772 701 $aFalola$b Toyin$0661412 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815472203321 996 $aCulture and customs of Ghana$94090991 997 $aUNINA