The Transnationalization of the Akan Religion: Religion and Identity among the U.S. African American Community
In 1965, Gus Dinizulu, an African American percussionist, traveled to Ghana with the dance company he was leading. There, he took the trip as an opportunity to explore his African roots and met Nana Oparebea, the Ghanaian chief-priestess of the Akonedi Shrine, one of the most famous shrine houses no...
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MDPI AG
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/1/24 |