Dancing with the gods: essays in ga ritual
Auteur :
Kilson, Marion
Éditeur :
University Press of America
ISBN :
9780761859970
Date de publication :
13 déc. 2012
Dimensions :
23,9 x 16,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
376 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.