Akuapem in Retrospect

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Akuapem in Retrospect "
Rose Mary Amenga-Etego

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1083023
Doc. No	:	LA126652
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15743012-02401001‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Rose Mary Amenga-Etego
Title & Author	:	Akuapem in Retrospect [Article]\ Rose Mary Amenga-Etego
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and Theology
Date	:	2017
Volume/ Issue Number	:	24/3-4
Page No	:	274–294
Abstract	:	The intermittent conflicts within the Akuapem State are a legacy of the Akwamu wars with the people of the Hill Territory (Akuapem Ridge) in the 17th and 18th centuries. As the catalyst for the Guan-Akyem alliance and the subsequent formation of the ‘Akuapem State,’ this study examines the intricate role of the African indigenous religions in conflicts and state formation in indigenous Africa. With focus on the indigenous equivalent of the Abotakyi Accord, the ritual planting of stone(s) and salt, the study raises questions on the significance of that ritual and its embedded symbolism. The intermittent conflicts within the Akuapem State are a legacy of the Akwamu wars with the people of the Hill Territory (Akuapem Ridge) in the 17th and 18th centuries. As the catalyst for the Guan-Akyem alliance and the subsequent formation of the ‘Akuapem State,’ this study examines the intricate role of the African indigenous religions in conflicts and state formation in indigenous Africa. With focus on the indigenous equivalent of the Abotakyi Accord, the ritual planting of stone(s) and salt, the study raises questions on the significance of that ritual and its embedded symbolism.
Descriptor	:	African indigenous religions
Descriptor	:	intra-religious conflicts
Descriptor	:	leadership
Descriptor	:	ritual
Descriptor	:	state formation
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15743012-02401001‬