Afterlife [antikvár]

FOREWORDThis anthology has views from many different sources: individuals, museum exhibits, conversations with scholars, theologians, professors and ordinary, simple people. They can be from any religion or none. The arrangement is alphabetical.AKAN and GA PEOPLEFor the Akan and Ga of Ghana in West Africa, relationships with ancestors are vital. Funerals mark the separation of the deceased person's soul from the living and set it on the crucial journey to the realm of the ancestors. Funerals are complex ceremonies that can take weeks and can include several rituals -sometimes spread over a year. They pay tribute to the deceased and allow the beloved to say farewell. The higher the social rank of the deceased, the more magnificent the funeral. Funerals are always incorporating new practices from contemporary life.