Watch and Pray A Portrait of Fante Village Life in Transition

Name: Watch and Pray A Portrait of Fante Village Life in Transition
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ISBN: 9780155059337

ISBN-10: 0155059335

ISBN-13: 9780155059337

Edition: 2002

Authors: Nancy Lundgren

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The matrilineal Fante are members of one of the most populous ethnic groups in Ghana, the Akan. They are the dominant group in the Cape Coast area and have a long history in the region. They are Fanti speakers, but also speak the national language, which is English. This case study provides an intimate look at the Fante, who now reside in towns and villages, are predominantly Christian and earn their living primarily as traders, farmers and fishing people, but are found in all walks of life including: government officials, teachers, University professors, lawyers and doctors. The people of Akotokiyr and Abaasa and Nim want readers to know about their villages and the people associated with…

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List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/17/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English




Our Story: If all the people were to carry the heavens, no one would become humpbacked: An Introduction



If you get your bundle ready, you will be helped to carry it: Community, Economy, Work



When a chief has plenty of milk it is the people who drink: Becoming Queen Mother



The poor kinsman does not lack a resting place: Kinship, Marriage, Family, Clan



Nothing is as painful as when one dies without leaving a child behind: Children



All human beings are children of God: Religion



A person cutting a path does not know that the part that has been cleared behind him is crooked: Change


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