book chapter
Akan and Ga-Adangme peoples of the Gold Coast
Oxford University Press for the International African Institute • (I) • Published In 1950 • Pages: vii, 9-64, 112
By: Manoukian, Madeline.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a useful cultural summary of the Akan-speaking peoples of the Gold Coast, particularly the Ashanti and Fanti. There is no indication of original research by the author and the data were derived mainly from the works of Rattray, Danquah, Busia, and Fortes. Major topics covered include demography, history, language, geography, material culture, social organization, political structure, land tenure, life cycle, and religious beliefs and cults.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Akan
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- 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 chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ghana
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Madeline Manoukian
- The bibliography and map indicating the location of the Akan and Ga-Adangme peoples have been reproduced
- Omitted from the Files: Part II, pp. 65-111 (Ga and Adangme peoples of the Gold Coast)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 52066036
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Twi (African peoples)