Death and the Ancestors: A Study of the Mortuary Customs of the LoDagaa of West AfricaRoutledge, 05.11.2013 - 480 Seiten Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book, the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. |
Inhalt
| 3 | |
| 13 | |
The Analysis of Ceremony and Rite | 31 |
DEATH | 47 |
The Day of Death | 49 |
Mourning the Dead | 86 |
The Second Day | 122 |
The Burial of the Dead | 129 |
PROPERTY | 271 |
Intergenerational Transmission and Its Conflicts | 273 |
Property | 284 |
Inheritance | 304 |
Succession and Inheritance Among the LoDagaa | 328 |
The Eschatology of the LoDagaa | 361 |
Diis Manibus | 379 |
Conclusions | 416 |
Income and Outlay | 156 |
After the Burial | 183 |
The Causes of Death | 208 |
The Bitter Funeral Beer | 220 |
The Final Ceremony | 235 |
Bibliography | 436 |
Widows and their Families Marris | 441 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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