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The decades of independence in Ghana have strengthened the idea of a national Ghanaian culture. The culture and customs of Ghana today are a product of diversity in traditional forms, influenced by a long history of Islamic and European contact.
Culture and Customs of Ghana is the first book to concisely provide an up-to-date narrative on the most significant elements of the established cultural life and institutions as well as the most recent changes in the cultural landscape. Written expressly for students and the general reader, it belongs in every library supporting multicultural and African studies curricula.
Ghana seeks to cultivate the philosophy of the African personality, to revive, maintain, and promote Ghanaian ways of life and integrate them into political and social institutions. Ghanaians also recognize their relationship to the rest of the world and continue to develop with the forces of globalization.
Culture and Customs of Ghana authoritatively discusses the vibrant and adaptable people, from their religions to music and dance. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos complement the text.
Table des matières
Series Foreword
Preface
Chronology
Introduction
Religion and Worldview
Literature and Media
Art and Architecture/Housing
Cuisine and Traditional Dress
Gender Roles, Marriage, and Familiy
Social Customs and Lifestyle
Music and Dance
Glossary
Bibliographic Essay
Index
A propos de l'auteur
Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He has served as the General Secretary of the Historical Society of Nigeria, the President of the African Studies Association, Vice-President of UNESCO Slave Route Project, and the Kluge Chair of the Countries of the South, Library of Congress. He is a member of the Scholars’ Council, Kluge Center, the Library of Congress. He has received over 30 lifetime career awards and 14 honorary doctorates. He has written extensively on Nigeria, including A History of Nigeria (1989), Nigerian Political Modernity and Postcolonial Predicaments (2016), Violence in Nigeria (1998), and Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria (1998).
TOYIN FALOLA is the Frances Higginbothom Nalle Centennial Professor of History at the University of Texas, Austin. A leading historian of Nigeria and a distinguished Africanist, he serves on the editorial board of many journals, co-edits the Journal of African Economic History, and serves as series editor for Studies in African History and the Diaspora. His publications include many essays and books on Nigeria, including Decolonization and Development Planning (1996) and Violence in Nigeria: The Crisis of Religious Politics and Secular Ideologies (1998). He is currently working on a book entitled The African Intelligentsia.
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The decades of independence in Ghana have strengthened the idea of a national Ghanaian culture.
