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Patrick Atuobi, Anthony Obeng Boamah and sjaak van der Geest (eds), Life, Love and Death: conversations with six elders in Kwahu-Tafo, Ghana.(Book review)
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Africa
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March 22, 2008
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- Miescher, Stephan F.
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PATRICK ATUOBI, ANTHONY OBENG BOAMAH AND SJAAK VAN DER GEEST (eds), Life, Love and Death: conversations with six elders in Kwahu-Tafo, Ghana. Amsterdam: Het Spinhuis (pb 7.50 [euro]--978 90558 9261 7). 2005, 56 pp.
In Twi an elder is called [??]panyin. This honorary title refers to somebody who 'has grown' not only in years, but also through the accumulation of experience and wisdom. Ideally an [??]panyin, someone no longer working and travelling, stays at home, looks after the welfare of his/her family, mediates in conflicts, and advises younger generations. In this beautiful booklet Patrick Atuobi, Anthony Obeng Boamah and Sjaak van der Geest present fragments of ...