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Title THE TWINS CULT OF THE PEOPLE OF TESHIE IN GREATER ACCRA
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/542
Date 2009
Author(s) SOWAH, EPHRAIM AKUETTERH
Abstract NA - This thesis is introduced by defining the term 'twins' according to the tradition of the Ga people of the Greater Accra Region. The study of the twins cult of Teshie people has brought to light reason why our parents have maintained its celebrations. However, the cult is not celebrated by many people today as done many years ago. This is because most families have refrained from taking part whilst others have embraced foreign religious such as Islam and Christianity. The celebration is held in homes where the ageing fetish priest and priestess have their shrines and gods. The thesis is made up of seven chapters. Chapter one deals with the location of Teshie and the origin. Chapter two discusses twins birth. It examines various attributes of twin's birth including its related superstitious beliefs. In chapter three, the spirits connected with twins cult is briefly discussed. A number of rites such as 'shitoo', 'tsemo' and 'awroke hame' are also examined. It would be realized that most of these rites are do - KNUST Library
Subject(s) TWINS; TESHIE; RITES; CULT; GREATER ACCRA
Language en
Type of publication Thesis
Identifier 1210
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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