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The Making of an African King

- Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana
Engelsk Paperback

The Making of an African King

- Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana
Engelsk Paperback

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Kingship (chieftaincy) disputes are commonplace in Ghana. These disputes may begin as rivalries among eligible candidates, or when ineligible candidates are elected caretaker kings due to their invaluable services to a royal family. However, upon the demise of the caretaker rulers, sometimes their descendants refuse to cede power, thus creating protracted and sometimes violent power struggles. This is exactly what happened to the Ᾱwutu-ābe (Effutu) of Simpa. In 1898, twenty-seven years after the death of a caretaker ruler elected by the Otuano Royal Family for his invaluable service to the royal family, his nephew contested the throne plunging the Ᾱwutu into a cycle of contentious internecine struggle. The Making of an African King examines the source of the struggle as seen by colonial administrators, and the final court ruling in June 2013 between the patrilineal Otuano Royal Family against the non-royal Acquah faction that favors the matrilineal system of descent practiced by the Akan.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
286
ISBN-13:
9780761865032
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0761865039
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Udg. Dato:
24 nov 2014
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
231mm
Forlag:
University Press of America
Oplagsdato:
24 nov 2014
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