Socio-Economic Transformation of Akan Funeral Rites in Ghana
The Changing Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Boateng (University of Nevada, Reno, corresponding author), Linda Anngela-Cole (University of Nevada, Reno) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 281-309 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.65.4.c |
| PMID | 23115893 |
| OpenAlex | W2175528910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 12 |
Cultural traditions at the end of life solidify societal members. As the world becomes more globalized, socio-economic factors affect how traditional practices are expressed, and the role and toll they make on modern societies. This article examines the contemporary Akan funeral practices in Ghana. Akan lineage members, from birth through puberty, marriage, maturity, old age, go through various rites of passage that bond them culturally and spiritually to others in society. One such ritual is funeral celebration. Funeral celebration, an old practice, has always been at the heart of public social events of Akan people. However, the changes in Ghanaian Akan funerals over the past 4 decades, and their impact on the people, make this an important topic. The article describes the Akan belief of life after death, the respect accorded to the dead, the prestige associated with successful funeral celebrations, and socio-economic factors that continue to shape Akan funeral practices. Socio-economic impact and the resulting challenges are discussed
Ancient history · Funeral Rites · Maturity (psychological · Political science · Prestige · Sociology · Toll · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics
Cultural convergence and Indigenous transitions
Beyond the Veil of Death
Rituals of Passage and Persistence
Child protection and safety concerns
If you die a bad death, we give you a bad burial
Suicide and Mortuary Beliefs and Practices of the Akan of Ghana
Death-Related Status Consumption
We Will All Go, But What We All Seek Is Good Death”
Widowhood practices and impacts on women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Why blame the girls’
Covid-19 private burial with 25 persons in the lens of the mortuary rites culture in Ghana
"Befitting Burial", or Conviviality in the Work of Mourning
Recent Reforms in Ghana's Family Law
I want to go!’ How older people in Ghana look forward to death
Dying peacefully
Transnational Migration and the Economy of Funerals
Women's Roles in the Mourning Rituals of the Akan of Ghana
Between Death and Funeral
Funerals for the Living
Money and Death
The economic implications of transformations in Akan funeral rites
Conceiving and researching transnationalism
Matriliny and the New Intestate Succession Law of Ghana
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |