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The Making of an African King
Patrilineal and Matrilineal Struggle Among the ?wutu (Effutu) of Ghana
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2014
Summary
Kingship (chieftaincy) disputes are commonplace in Ghana. These disputes may begin as rivalries among eligible candidates, or when ineligible candidates are elected caretaker kings due to their invaluable services to a royal family. However, upon the demise of the caretaker rulers, sometimes their descendants refuse to cede power, thus creating protracted and sometimes violent power struggles. This is exactly what happened to the Ᾱwutu-ābe (Effutu) of Simpa. In 1898, twenty-seven years after the death of a caretaker ruler elected by the Otuano Royal Family for his invaluable service to the royal family, his nephew contested the throne plunging the Ᾱwutu into a cycle of contentious internecine struggle.
The Making of an African King examines the source of the struggle as seen by colonial administrators, and the final court ruling in June 2013 between the patrilineal Otuano Royal Family against the non-royal Acquah faction that favors the matrilineal system of descent practiced by the Akan.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6503-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6504-9
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
273
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CONTENTS No access
Note on Revised Edition No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 28
Chapter 2: The Ᾱwutu-ābe No access Pages 29 - 52
Chapter 3: Building the Lion’s Kingdom No access Pages 53 - 88
Chapter 4: The Nyantᴐr (Aboakyir) Festival No access Pages 89 - 116
Chapter 5: The Princess Ayԑnsua Factor No access Pages 117 - 160
