Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

The Making of an African King

Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana

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Produktbeschreibung

Kingship (chieftaincy) disputes are commonplace in Ghana. These disputes may begin as rivalries among eligible candidates, or when ineligible candidates are elected caretaker kings due to their invaluable services to a royal family. However, upon the demise of the caretaker rulers, sometimes their descendants refuse to cede power, thus creating protracted and sometimes violent power struggles. This is exactly what happened to the ¿wutu-¿be (Effutu) of Simpa. In 1898, twenty-seven years after the death of a caretaker ruler elected by the Otuano Royal Family for his invaluable service to the royal family, his nephew contested the throne plunging the ¿wutu into a cycle of contentious internecine struggle. The Making of an African King examines the source of the struggle as seen by colonial administrators, and the final court ruling in June 2013 between the patrilineal Otuano Royal Family against the non-royal Acquah faction that favors the matrilineal system of descent practiced by the Akan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780761865032
• ISBN-10: 0761865039
• Artikelnr.: 41748915

Autorenporträt

By Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

Inhaltsangabe

Note on Revised Edition Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The
wutu-
be Chapter 3: Building the Lion's Kingdom Chapter 4: The Nyant
r (Aboakyir) Festival Chapter 5: The Princess Ay
nsua Factor Chapter 6: Patrilineal Succession Restored Chapter 7: One Among Many Chapter 8: The Lion King Chapter 9: Conclusion Endnotes Glossary of Terms Selected Bibliography Index About the Author