Shozo Akutsu
Biographic Data
| ID | 8753758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shozo Akutsu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shozo |
| FAMILY NAME | Akutsu |
| SIGNATURE | AKUTSU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shinshu University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Politics of Funerals among the Asante
As the proverb goes, Åeabusua do funÅf, meaning that the matri-lineage loves a corpse, the Asante is accused of showing more interest in dead persons than in living one. My view of the Asante funeral is that it is more political and economic than religious, more this-worldly than other-worldly. Grieving, mourning and bereavement are universal experiences shaped by cultural and historical determinants and expressed in specific ritual forms. To app…
The Dying King
The idiom nana asumasi awu (‘king is dead’) was never used of an Asantehene. On such phrase as ‘king is absent’ or ‘king is departed’, and seemingly the commonest—dupon keseε atutu—described the death of an Asantehene in terms of the uprooting or fall gyadua (pl. gyannua), a mighty shade tree. The accession of the new king may occur immediately within forty days upon the death, or dethronement of the former monarch, since the funeral and enthrone…
Takehiko Haraguchi, Abidjan Diary
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Takehiko Haraguchi, Abidjan Diary
The Dying King
The idiom nana asumasi awu (‘king is dead’) was never used of an Asantehene. On such phrase as ‘king is absent’ or ‘king is departed’, and seemingly the commonest—dupon keseε atutu—described the death of an Asantehene in terms of the uprooting or fall gyadua (pl. gyannua), a mighty shade tree. The accession of the new king may occur immediately within forty days upon the death, or dethronement of the former monarch, since the funeral and enthrone…
The Politics of Funerals among the Asante
As the proverb goes, Åeabusua do funÅf, meaning that the matri-lineage loves a corpse, the Asante is accused of showing more interest in dead persons than in living one. My view of the Asante funeral is that it is more political and economic than religious, more this-worldly than other-worldly. Grieving, mourning and bereavement are universal experiences shaped by cultural and historical determinants and expressed in specific ritual forms. To app…
Political science (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)