Book
Religion, morality, and the person: essays on Tallensi religion
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge [cambridgeshire] • Published In 1987 • Pages: xiii, 347
By: Fortes, Meyer, Goody, Jack.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is concerned with the roles of religion and ritual in shaping the moral life of individuals, domestic groups, lineages and clans among the Tallensi of northern Ghana. The focus is on the meanings and moral implications of Tallensi religious beliefs as reflected in actual practices relating to divination, ancestor worship, succession to political offices and clan totem and taboos. In exploring these issues, the author draw on Marcel Mauss to argue that the Tallensi conceive of 'the person' as first and for most a moral being.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- General character of religion
- Cult of the dead
- Avoidance and taboo
- Theological systems
- Sacred objects and places
- Social personality
- Personality traits
- Kin relationships
- Clans
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Ritual
- Ethos
- Burial practices and funerals
- Spirits and gods
- Magicians and diviners
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tallensi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1934-1937; 1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1971
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tongo village, Ghana
- NotesAdditional notes
- Meyer Fortes ; edited and with an introduction by Jack Goody
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-339)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87009382
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tallensi (African people)--Religion