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Provides an ethnography of royal rhetoric and the language and politics of representation among the Akan of Ghana. This book shows the connections between verbal strategies and the cultural organization of West African social systems. It shows the art of the okyeame to be not simply a genre of speaking, but a set of cultural practices.

AKAN (AFRICAN PEOPLE) --- SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, ETC. --- NEGOTIATION --- ORAL TRADITION --- GHANA --- SOCIAL SCIENCE --- LITERARY COLLECTIONS --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --- Akan (African People) --- Speeches, Addresses, Etc. --- Negotiation --- Oral Tradition --- Ghana --- Social Science --- Literary Collections --- Language Arts & Disciplines --- Akan (african people) --- Speeches, addresses, etc. --- Oral tradition --- Social science --- Literary collections --- Language arts & disciplines

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Human rights --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Mass communications --- Africa

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Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, 'African Folklore: An Encyclopedia' is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.

Mythology, African --- Folklore --- Mythologie africaine --- Encyclopedias --- Encyclopédies --- Africa --- Afrique --- Social life and customs --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Encyclopédies --- Encyclopedias.