The Transnationalization of the Akan Religion: Religion and Identity among the U.S. African American Community

In 1965, Gus Dinizulu, an African American percussionist, traveled to Ghana with the dance company he was leading. There, he took the trip as an opportunity to explore his African roots and met Nana Oparebea, the Ghanaian chief-priestess of the Akonedi Shrine, one of the most famous shrine houses no...

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Main Author: Guedj, Pauline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2015]
In: Religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-39
Further subjects:B Slavery
B Globalization
B African American religions
B Akan
B Pan-Africanism
B Transnationalization
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