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a systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan
This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship with the addition of three new chapters. The book serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in African religion and symbolic representation and praxis of ancestor worship. The study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom, religious symbols and annual festivities.
1. Akan theology -- 2. The Abosom -- 3. Cosmology -- 4. Ancestor worship -- 5. Annual festivals -- 6. Ancestors' stool -- 7. Becoming a living ancestor -- 8. Witchcraft -- 9. Sacrifices.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-250) and index.