Allan Charles Dawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4588193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allan Charles Dawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allan Charles |
| FAMILY NAME | Dawson |
| SIGNATURE | DAWSON A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drew University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6292-0166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In Light of Africa
Earth Shrines and Autochthony among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa. IsakNiehaus. Cambridge
Lentz, Carola
Anthropos , Seite 717 - 718
Food and spirits
Acarajé is an Afro-Brazilian culinary specialty sold throughout the city of Salvador. Because of its African origins, acarajé is typically used as a sacred food in the meetinghouses or terreiros of Afro-Brazilian religious traditions such as Candomblé. The image of the acarajé seller – dressed in a flowing white dress elaborated with lace and beads – selling this so-called ‘food of the gods’ has become one of the most iconic images of Salvador, t…
Shrines in Africa
In the African context, shrines are cultural signposts that help one understand and read the ethnic, territorial, and social lay of the land. The contributions gathered here by Allan Charles Dawson demonstrate how African shrines help to define ethnic boundaries, shape group identity, and symbolically articulate a society’s connection with the land it occupies. Shrines are physical manifestations of a group’s claim to a particular piece of land a…
Earth Shrines and Autochthony among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Food and spirits
Acarajé is an Afro-Brazilian culinary specialty sold throughout the city of Salvador. Because of its African origins, acarajé is typically used as a sacred food in the meetinghouses or terreiros of Afro-Brazilian religious traditions such as Candomblé. The image of the acarajé seller – dressed in a flowing white dress elaborated with lace and beads – selling this so-called ‘food of the gods’ has become one of the most iconic images of Salvador, t…
Shrines in Africa
In the African context, shrines are cultural signposts that help one understand and read the ethnic, territorial, and social lay of the land. The contributions gathered here by Allan Charles Dawson demonstrate how African shrines help to define ethnic boundaries, shape group identity, and symbolically articulate a society’s connection with the land it occupies. Shrines are physical manifestations of a group’s claim to a particular piece of land a…
Earth Shrines and Autochthony among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Food and spirits
Acarajé is an Afro-Brazilian culinary specialty sold throughout the city of Salvador. Because of its African origins, acarajé is typically used as a sacred food in the meetinghouses or terreiros of Afro-Brazilian religious traditions such as Candomblé. The image of the acarajé seller – dressed in a flowing white dress elaborated with lace and beads – selling this so-called ‘food of the gods’ has become one of the most iconic images of Salvador, t…
Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa. IsakNiehaus. Cambridge
Lentz, Carola
Anthropos , Seite 717 - 718
In Light of Africa
Earth Shrines and Autochthony among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Geography (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 works) · History (4 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)