Akwantemfi —'In Mid-Journey': An Asante Shrine Today and Its Clients

This paper examines the activities today of the Medoma shrine in Kumasi, capital of the historic Asante kingdom in the Republic of Ghana. It seeks to contextualise this shrine in relation to historic and current Asante indigenous belief. It also looks at it in relation to the rise of charismatic or...

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Published inJournal of religion in Africa Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 57 - 80
Main Author McCaskie, T. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Netherlands BRILL 2008
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill
Brill Academic Publishers, Inc
Subjects
Abass, Nana
African American studies
AFRICAN AMERICANS
African Christianity
African Cultural Groups
African history
African religions
African studies
ASANTE
Beliefs
Buildings
Christian history
Christianity
Christianization
Churches
Clergy
Clientelism
Contemporary period
Diaspora
General subjects
GHANA
Ghanaians
Globalization
History and sciences of religions
History-Africa-Western and Central Africa
INDIGENOUS BELIEF
Indigenous Populations
Kumasi
Landmarks
Pastors
PENTECOSTALISM
Personal Profiles
Priests
Religion
Religious beliefs
Religious mentalities
Religious rituals
Religious studies
SHRINES
Social development
Ghana
Charisma
Belief
Money
Pentecostalism
Sanctuary
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Summary:This paper examines the activities today of the Medoma shrine in Kumasi, capital of the historic Asante kingdom in the Republic of Ghana. It seeks to contextualise this shrine in relation to historic and current Asante indigenous belief. It also looks at it in relation to the rise of charismatic or Pentecostalist Christian churches, and to the ever growing presence of the African American diaspora in Asante. It supplies a profile of the life and beliefs of Nana Abass (Kwaku Abebrese), founder and 'priest' (okomfo) of the Medoma shrine. It explores his commitment to societal development and some of the initiatives and projects that have arisen from this involvement. It discusses the motives of the shrine's Asante, other Ghanaian and African American clients. Finally, it advances an interpretation of the nature of Asante indigenous belief in the past and in the present age of globalisation and charismatic Christianity.
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ISSN:0022-4200
1570-0666
0022-4200
DOI:10.1163/157006608X262683