E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten
Goody Death and the Ancestors
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-52877-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
A Study of the Mortuary Customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa
E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-136-52877-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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.
First published in 1962.
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Part 1: General Background
1. The People and the Problem
2. Approaches to the Study of Mortuary Institutions
3. The Analysis of Ceremony and Rite
Part 2: Death
4. The Day of Death
5. The Day of Death: Mourning the Dead
6. Adjustment to Loss: The Second Day
7. The Burial of the Dead
8. Income and Outlay
9. After the Burial
10. The Causes of Death
11. The Bitter Funeral Beer
12. From Ghost to Spirit: The Final Ceremony
Part 3: Property
13. The Merry Bells: Intergenerational Transmission and its Conflicts
14. Property
15. Inheritance
16. Succession and Inheritance Among the LoDagaa
17. The Eschatology of the LoDagaa
18. Diis minibus
19. Conclusions




