E. A. Ammah’s ethnographic vision by Marion Kilson

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• Nii Ashitey 10 years ago

  E.A.Ammah's quest to explain the conflict between Christianity and Ga traditional religion and cultural ceremony which was erroneously described by the missionaries as heathen practices and which our Ga and other Ghanaian Chr ...
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  E.A.Ammah's quest to explain the conflict between Christianity and Ga traditional religion and cultural ceremony which was erroneously described by the missionaries as heathen practices and which our Ga and other Ghanaian Christians subscribed to was what informed his ethnographic vision and the need to correct those erroneous impressions.
  
  As a royal himself,he did not see Ga culture, religion and traditional practices as heathen practices but as a set of cultural identity or feeling of belonging to a group.
  
  He saw those practices as part of our self-conception and self-perception which is related to Ga nationalism, ethnicity, religion, which sets us apart as a people with our own distinct culture and identity.
  
  Today like the visionary that he was,he had been vindicated in all his argument that the Ga people like any tribe have their own tradition and culture which is not a heathen practice.
  
  Christianity and the other religions have come to accept our festival as part of our heritage and tradition which is now respected.
  
  Now there is a fusion between our culture and christian practices which would be alien to Christianity during his time.Many of the things said about Ga culture and practices which he objected to had become an acceptance and those who thought Christianity and African religion cannot live side by side have been proved wrong.

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• Francis kwarteng 10 years ago

  Thanks for sharing this information with us. I believe this is an area that needs more research.
  
  I can already see how GA culture, systems of knowledge, and philosophy enrich Ghanaian, African, and human culture.
  
  Thanks ...
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  Thanks for sharing this information with us. I believe this is an area that needs more research.
  
  I can already see how GA culture, systems of knowledge, and philosophy enrich Ghanaian, African, and human culture.
  
  Thanks once again for sharing this useful knowledge with.
  
  Have a great week.

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• Gordon 10 years ago

  Interesting how he criticized the work of European researchers. His was an insider's view. Wish there are more people like him today...
  
  I got to this late.

  Interesting how he criticized the work of European researchers. His was an insider's view. Wish there are more people like him today...
  
  I got to this late.

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