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Some new shrines of the Gold Coast and their significancearticle 1940 • Field, M. J. (Margaret Joyce)
Akan • Africa > Western Africa
After briefly summarizing the early social organization of the Gold Coast, this article discusses the confederations of 'states,' their change and development. With this as a background, the recent preoccupation with witchcraft is analyzed on the bas...Search for securityBook 1970 • Field, M. J. (Margaret Joyce)
Akan • Africa > Western Africa
This is a study of mental illness and health among the pilgrims to religious shrines in rural Ghana. It is divided into two parts: Background and Patients. The first provides a summary of the sociological setting, and the formation of basic personali...