Eric Appau Asante
Biographic Data
| ID | 276006 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Appau Asante |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric Appau |
| FAMILY NAME | Asante |
| SIGNATURE | ASANTE E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0673-8885 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An analysis on the cultural contexts of Bɔsoɛ as an endangered Asante traditional dance
The Asante people of Ghana bear rich and distinct cultures, which help place the nation on the globe. Albeit, a number of traditional dances as an aspect of Asante culture have been endangered or are getting endangered due to them not being well communicated within their cultural contexts to audiences, their dance elements being less known and less performed. This study was therefore conducted to analyse Bɔsoɛ, an endangered Asante traditional da…
Traditional headscarves as a vehicle for cultural communication among the Asantes of Ghana
Traditional headscarf is a visible form of personal adornment among the Asantes of Ghana. Despite its immense cultural significance as a cultural communication tool, its diverse styles, formative techniques, and cultural iconography have not received much attention in the scholarship of Asante’s history and culture. Phenomenological research method under qualitative research approach was employed using triangulated data collection tools of interv…
The Use of Indigenous Cultural Practices by the Ashantis for the Conservation of Forests in Ghana
Indigenous cultural practices play a significant role in the conservation of forests. Most of the forests within traditional communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana were preserved centuries ago through traditional beliefs and practices. Yet, less attention has been given to them in modern forest management. In most communities, these traditional practices are gradually "dying out." This work identified cultural practices that have been used to…
The symbolic significance of motifs on selected Asante religious temples
Asante temples are small edifices built over 100 or 200 years ago to house the shrines of some of the deities of the Asante. They are adorned with beautiful motifs which are a body of knowledge about the culture of the Asante, yet not much scholarly work has been done on these motifs on the temples. As a result, a lot of Ghanaians do not know much about the motifs on the traditional temples. This research therefore presents a brief history of sel…
The Use of Indigenous Cultural Practices by the Ashantis for the Conservation of Forests in Ghana
Indigenous cultural practices play a significant role in the conservation of forests. Most of the forests within traditional communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana were preserved centuries ago through traditional beliefs and practices. Yet, less attention has been given to them in modern forest management. In most communities, these traditional practices are gradually "dying out." This work identified cultural practices that have been used to…
The symbolic significance of motifs on selected Asante religious temples
Asante temples are small edifices built over 100 or 200 years ago to house the shrines of some of the deities of the Asante. They are adorned with beautiful motifs which are a body of knowledge about the culture of the Asante, yet not much scholarly work has been done on these motifs on the temples. As a result, a lot of Ghanaians do not know much about the motifs on the traditional temples. This research therefore presents a brief history of sel…
The Use of Indigenous Cultural Practices by the Ashantis for the Conservation of Forests in Ghana
Indigenous cultural practices play a significant role in the conservation of forests. Most of the forests within traditional communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana were preserved centuries ago through traditional beliefs and practices. Yet, less attention has been given to them in modern forest management. In most communities, these traditional practices are gradually "dying out." This work identified cultural practices that have been used to…
An analysis on the cultural contexts of Bɔsoɛ as an endangered Asante traditional dance
The Asante people of Ghana bear rich and distinct cultures, which help place the nation on the globe. Albeit, a number of traditional dances as an aspect of Asante culture have been endangered or are getting endangered due to them not being well communicated within their cultural contexts to audiences, their dance elements being less known and less performed. This study was therefore conducted to analyse Bɔsoɛ, an endangered Asante traditional da…
Traditional headscarves as a vehicle for cultural communication among the Asantes of Ghana
Traditional headscarf is a visible form of personal adornment among the Asantes of Ghana. Despite its immense cultural significance as a cultural communication tool, its diverse styles, formative techniques, and cultural iconography have not received much attention in the scholarship of Asante’s history and culture. Phenomenological research method under qualitative research approach was employed using triangulated data collection tools of interv…
Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Agroforestry (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)