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Fanti omens

Africa • 13 (2) • Published In 1940 • Pages: 150-159

By: Lantis, Margaret.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This article provides information about Fanti omens, numerology, spirits and gods, dreams and ideas about luck and chance. Among the omens examined are those pertaining to plants and animals, sneezing, sickness, pregnancy and death. Various attempts to avoid the misfortunes associated with the omens are discussed.

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

article

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.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Pauline Van Tho ; 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)

Fanti; Ghana

NotesAdditional notes

Margaret Lantis

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Twi (African peoples)