Between Death and Funeral: Mortuaries and the Exploitation of Liminality in Kwahu, Ghana

This essay describes (1) how mortuaries changed the Akan funeral culture of Ghana and (2) how that converged with the interests of relatives and hospital managers. Such a development would not have been possible, however, (3) without the money provided by well-to-do relatives staying abroad. Mortuar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. - Cambridge University Press. - 76(2006), 4, Seite 485-501
1. Verfasser:	van der Geest, Sjaak (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Africa: Journal of the International African Institute
Schlagworte:	Behavioral sciences Health sciences Biological sciences Social sciences Applied sciences


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