Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture

This paper sees the Akan concept of “bosom”, translated into English as “lesser god”, as a very powerful socializing instrument used in constructing social order in the community. The aim of this paper is not to discount or dismiss the spiritual powers of the “bosom” but to use oral literature as a...

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Autor principal:	Peter Arthur
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Publicado:	Noyam Publishers 2021
Materias:	cultural values taboos punishment akan lesser gods stylistics Christianity BR1-1725 The Bible BS1-2970
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2021794 https://doaj.org/article/c7890e0a9db24f648e4e01a5e3407fb2
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c7890e0a9db24f648e4e01a5e3407fb22021-11-14T09:47:36ZValues and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20217942458-7338https://doaj.org/article/c7890e0a9db24f648e4e01a5e3407fb22021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ERATS2021794.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2458-7338This paper sees the Akan concept of “bosom”, translated into English as “lesser god”, as a very powerful socializing instrument used in constructing social order in the community. The aim of this paper is not to discount or dismiss the spiritual powers of the “bosom” but to use oral literature as a platform to investigate the role of the Akan people in the construction of what is known as “bosom”. This study has recourse to qualitative research methods in gathering data, the researcher immersing in the culture through formal and informal interviews and participant observation. The study also goes further to use the literary stylistics approach in analyzing the data. The findings are that man makes the taboos and the lesser gods execute the punishment. Again, taboos are values which constitute the tracks on which the society moves. These values “disguised” as “bosom” work, thanks to the fear factor in the Akan concept of “bosom”, making Akans literally worship these values in the form of “bosom”.Peter ArthurNoyam Publishersarticlecultural valuestaboospunishmentakan lesser godsstylisticsChristianityBR1-1725The BibleBS1-2970ENE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, Vol 7, Iss 9, Pp 143-152 (2021)
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description	This paper sees the Akan concept of “bosom”, translated into English as “lesser god”, as a very powerful socializing instrument used in constructing social order in the community. The aim of this paper is not to discount or dismiss the spiritual powers of the “bosom” but to use oral literature as a platform to investigate the role of the Akan people in the construction of what is known as “bosom”. This study has recourse to qualitative research methods in gathering data, the researcher immersing in the culture through formal and informal interviews and participant observation. The study also goes further to use the literary stylistics approach in analyzing the data. The findings are that man makes the taboos and the lesser gods execute the punishment. Again, taboos are values which constitute the tracks on which the society moves. These values “disguised” as “bosom” work, thanks to the fear factor in the Akan concept of “bosom”, making Akans literally worship these values in the form of “bosom”.
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title	Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture
title_short	Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture
title_full	Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture
title_fullStr	Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture
title_full_unstemmed	Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture
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publisher	Noyam Publishers
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Values and Behaviour: The Literary Concept of “Bosom” in the Akan Culture

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