The Ethnoarchaeology of West African Ancestors
The Ethnoarchaeology of West African Ancestors
Kusasi Shrines and Domestic Space
This chapter is a sophisticated ethnoarchaeological study of ancestor shrines and domestic space among the Kusasi of northern Ghana. The composition and location of ancestor shrines within Kusasi residential compounds reflect and reinforce social organization and the often ambivalent nature of patrilineal and matrilineal relationships. The chapter demonstrates that ancestors remain a central concern of Kusasi life and fulfil a multitude of functions within the family and community.
Keywords: ancestors, ethnoarchaeology, Ghana, Kusasi, shrines, space, patrilineal, matrilineal, family, community, relationships
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