Rattray, R. S. (Robert Sutherland).

Religion and Art in Ashanti. By Capt. R.S. Rattray ; with chapters by G.T. Bennett, Vernon Blake, H. Dudley Buxton, R.R. Marett, C.G. Seligman.

Second Impression of the First Edition. Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1954. 23 cm. xviii, 414 pages, 1 leaf. Frontispiece, 278 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear of fraying to the jacket. With an appreciation card pasted onto the front free endpaper: “An Appreciation from J.E.Ayittey, D.K. Appiah, A.K.Inkoom – Members of the Staff of the Gold Coast District Manager’s Office, Accra to J.R.Wilkinson, Esq.

Includes chapters on The Fetiish (Suman) / Religion and lower graded spiritual powers – souls of trees, plants and animals / Fairies, Forest Monsters and Witches / The Training of Medicine Men and Priests / Birth / Puberty / Atopere Dance of Death / Funerals of Kings / The Odiwara Ceremony / Funeral Rites for Ordinary Individuals / Rites de Passage / Dreams and Dream Interpretation /

• Keywords: Africa · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Anthropology · Anthropology – Rare · Art · Art, Ashanti · Art, Ghanaian · Ashanti · Ashanti (African people) · Ashanti (Kingdom) · Ashanti Region · Ashantis · Ethnology · Ghana · Manners and customs · Religion · Religion, Primitive · Social life and customs · Travel Africa – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 101507AB

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