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The sociological significance of ancestor-worship in Ashantiarticle 1930 • Clarke, Edith
Akan • Africa > Western Africa
This article is primarily a theoretical commentary on the material presented by Rattray. The article includes a discussion of the function of Ashanti religion, placing the emphasis on the worship of clan ancestors and de-emphasizing the worship of 'N...My mother who fathered meBook 1957 • Clarke, Edith
Jamaicans • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
This is a comparative study of the three rural Jamaican communities with different family and household patterns. The communities represent three distinct agricultural types: sugarcane farming, small leasehold farming, and mixed farming with citrus c...