Akan

Akan folklore contains ancient wisdom that could benefit Ghana’s western-style education system

Akan folklore contains ancient wisdom that could benefit Ghana’s western-style education system: Philosophies of education serve as frameworks for producing lifelong learners and a knowledgeable and skilled human workforce who develop their societies. Ghana’s education system currently favours a western educational philosophy, relegating its indigenous philosophies to the back burner. I am an academic in …

Death and mourning in Ghana: how gender shapes the rituals of the Akan people

Death and mourning in Ghana: how gender shapes the rituals of the Akan people: Gender has a significant impact on the socio-economic, political and religious experiences of Ghanaians. For Akans, the country’s largest ethnic group, descent is traced through the maternal line. Property is transferred in this line too. Mourning rituals are another area of …

Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana’s Akan people

Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana’s Akan people: Proverbs suggest ways for the Akan people to govern their emotions in daily life. jbdodane/Flickr, CC BY-NC Culture plays a big role in what we feel, how we identify these feelings and what we do to deal with our emotions. So, those raised in …