Institute of African Studies
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Item Rum, Gin and Maize: Deities and Ritual Change in the Gold Coast during the Atlantic Era (16th century to 1850)(2014) Ntewusu, S.A.; Akyeampong, E.This paper examines the incorporation of rum and gin as powerful spiritual drinks in pre-colonial Gold Coast, particularly in the context of state formation and warfare, and the growing importance of maize, side by side with the indigenous yam, as the food of gods. Through food and drink, we analyze changing notions of spiritual efficacy and the ascendancy of war deities, and we interrogate how shifts in socio-political contexts aligned with those in the spiritual realm. Why were European liquors like gin, rum, and schnapps incorporated into ritual on the Gold Coast and not others? We juxtapose geographically dispersed ritual landscapes, contrasting the Atlantic coast and its immediate hinterland with a case study from the northern Guan in our endeavor to understand how far-reaching were Atlantic processes, as well as the “logic” of ritual transformation.Item Religion, Gender and Environment: the case of the Okule Cult in Ghana(2016-05) Ntewusu, S.A.; Brindle, J.; Awubomu, R.Using archival sources, participant observations and oral interviews, we present the female cult of Okule and the role it played and plays in the conservation of the environment, through the regulation of hunting, fishing, felling of trees and farming activities in the Nawuri traditional area in North-Eastern Ghana.Item The Banana and Peanut Archive of Ghana(2017) Ntewusu, S.A.This paper discusses an emerging problem in Ghana and its implications for Ghana’s archives and historical writing. It explains why some important documents intended for state and institutional archives eventually find their way back into public circulation – some have even been used to wrap roasted food! The paper provides methodological insights to historians and researchers and perhaps warnings too that they should consider alternative sources to archives in their quest for information on Ghana; for after all some researchers on Ghana have come across some amazing documents and historical evidence among the food vendors on Ghana’s streets.Item Biography of Ibn Chambers, In', E.K. Akyeampong and H. Louis Gates, Dictionary of African Biography(Oxford University Press, 2011) Ntewusu, S.A.Item Serendipity: Conducting Research on Social History in Ghana’s Archives(2014) Ntewusu, S.A.This report provides practical ideas and methodological warnings regarding the use of Ghanaian archives for the writing of social history.Item In search of ethnic and political identity in an urban setting, the case of the Kotokoli of Accra, Ghana.(2005) Ntewusu, S.A.This short write up discusses the violence in Accra’s urban setting. Using the Kotokoli Cutlass festival as an example the paper discussed how northerners use violence to gain political recognition and power in Accra.Item Hundred Years of Muslim Community in Accra: A Historical Study of Tudu from 1900-2000.(Scarecrow Press, 2013) Ntewusu, S.A.This is a chapter in a book entitled Islam in Africa South of the Sahara: Essays in Gender Relations and Political Reform. The book draws together contributions from scholars that focus on changes taking place in the practice of the religion and their effects on the political terrain and civil society. The chapter on a hundred years of Muslims in Accra, discussed the contribution of Muslims to Accra’s urban and economic development.Item Kete Krachi under German Rule: 1894-1920, In; Wazi Apoh, Bea Lundt (Eds), Germany and Its West African Colonies, 'Excavations' of German Colonialism in Post-Colonial Times.(2013) Ntewusu, S.A.This article deals with the convoluted history of Kete and Krachi, two Guan towns that have fused and are now a single metropolis in the eastern region. In particular Aniegye detailed and sketched the origin and legacy of German presence in the area, as well as the existence of the Dente shrine. Central to this was the sacking of Salaga and the introduction of a German banking system in Kete-Krachi. A development that suited Hausa traders who transferred themselves and their households to German territory. At the same time the Dente shrine remained, and remains to this day, central to Kete-Krachi.