Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual

Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual

by Marion Kilson (Author)

Synopsis

This book explores cosmological concepts and ritual actions of the Ga people of southeastern Ghana through case studies of calendrical agricultural rites, social status transition rites, and redressive rites. Based on fieldwork in the 1960s, the essays present descriptive analyses of verbal and non-verbal ritual action.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 162
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 13 Dec 2012

ISBN 10: 0761859977
ISBN 13: 9780761859970