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Shrines in Africa: History, Politics, and Society: Extended Description for figure 2.1

Shrines in Africa: History, Politics, and Society
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  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Africa: Missing Voices Series
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Pots, Stones, and Potsherds: Shrines in the Mandara Mountains (North Cameroon and Northeastern Nigeria)
  9. 2. The Archaeology of Shrines among the Tallensi of Northern Ghana: Materiality and Interpretive Relevance
  10. 3. Earth Shrines and Autochthony among the Konkomba of Northern Ghana
  11. 4. Shrines and Compound Abandonment: Ethnoarchaeological Observations in Northern Ghana
  12. 5. Constructing Ritual Protection on an Expanding Settlement Frontier: Earth Shrines in the Black Volta Region
  13. 6. Moroccan Saints’ Shrines as Systems of Distributed Knowledge
  14. Index

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A small map of Ghana marks the cities of Bolgatanga, Kumasi, and Accra. The northern region that contains Bolgatanga has been enlarged and four towns have been marked and numbered as follows:

  1. Lawra, located on the northwest, near the border with Cote D'Ivoire.

  2. Bolgatanga, located on the upper east region, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso.

  3. Tongo, located southeast of Bolgatanga.

  4. Bawku, located on the northeast, close to the borders with Burkina Faso and Togo.

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© 2009 Allan Charles Dawson
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