20 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a belief held by the Asante and Akan people according to the text?
The NtorↃ is a male-transmitted element received from the mother.
What is the role of the Ↄkra according to Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
Guiding a person's spirit and determining their destiny in life.
What is the significance of the Mogyɑ in Asante and Akan culture based on the text?
It determines a person's lineage (Abusua) and right to inheritance.
What is the relationship between the NtorↃ and the Mogyɑ in Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
The NtorↃ determines a person's status and identity, while the Mogyɑ gives every Asante or Akan their lineage (Abusua).
What happens to a person's Ↄkra when they are on the verge of death, based on Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
It slowly leaves them until they take their last breath.
What is the significance of the Sunsum in the Asante belief system?
It controls a person's morality and protects them against misfortune.
In the Asante belief system, what does the Sasa refer to?
The individual power of a person's ghost.
What is the purpose of the rite of giving water to a dying relative in Asante culture?
To reveal if someone has cut short the dying person's life.
What is the significance of forbidding wailing immediately after death in Asante mortuary rites?
To preserve the deceased's ability to hear when addressed later.
What role do maternal and paternal kin play in Asante mortuary rites?
They perform different rituals for bathing the body.
According to the Asante and Akan belief as described in the text, what is the significance of the Sunsum?
It influences a person for good or for bad
What is the role of the Sasa in the Asante and Akan culture based on the text?
It may disturb a person's mind and make them suffer in diverse ways by means of its spell
What is the significance of forbidding wailing immediately after death in Asante mortuary rites?
It is believed to deafen the dead person such that they would not hear when they are addressed later
In Asante and Akan belief as described in the text, what happens to a person's Ↄkra when they are on the verge of death?
It leaves the person and returns to the spirit world
What is the significance of the Mogyɑ in Asante and Akan culture based on the text?
It represents a constant circulation of beings between the physical and spirit worlds
What is the role of the NtorↃ in Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
It assigns every Akan to an NtorↃ group, leading to totemic taboos and practices
What is the significance of the Sunsum in Asante and Akan beliefs according to the text?
It is the guiding spirit of a person and determines their destiny in life
What happens to a person's Mogyɑ when they are on the verge of death, based on Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
It leaves slowly until the person takes their last breath
What is the role of the Ↄkra in Asante and Akan belief as described in the text?
It slowly leaves a person on the verge of death, entering the spirit world to be reincarnated
What is the significance of the Mo̱gyɑ in Asante and Akan culture based on the text?
It gives every Asante or Akan their lineage, status, and right to inheritance
Explore the Asante conception of human personality and the elements of male-transmitted spirit (NtorↃ) and female-transmitted blood (Mogya) in African funeral rites and ceremonies. Understand how these beliefs shape funeral traditions in the Asante and Akan cultures.
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