Greene, Sandra E., 1952-

Sacred sites and the colonial encounter : a history of meaning and memory in Ghana / Sandra E. Greene. - xix, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190) and index.

A Note on Ewe Orthography -- Introduction: Managing the Modern -- Notsie Narratives -- Of Water and Spirits -- Placing and Spacing the Dead -- Belief and the Body -- Contested Terrain -- Conclusion: Explaining Cultural Adaptation and Epistemological Abandonment. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Anlo (African people)--Religion
Anlo (African people)--Cultural assimilation
Sacred space--Ghana
Human body--Social aspects--Ghana


Ghana--Colonial influence

DT510.43.A58 / G75 2002

966.7004963374