About ahøne. Practices of possession among the nzema of southwestern Ghana

Authors

  • Pino Schirripa Università la Sapienza di Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14672/ada200193%25p

Keywords:

Possesion, Anthropology, Ghana, Nzema

Abstract

Based on fieldwork conducted in southwestern Ghana, the article analyses the distinction between manifest and latent forms of possessions — the former explicit during Nzema ritual ceremonies through sacred dances, the latter observed in daily life. Possession emerges as a complex social relationship between humans and the divine, influenced by family and community dynamics and regulated by political categorizations and the distribution of spiritual powers
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Published

2024-06-03

Issue

No. 1 (2001): Possessione

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