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Chapter One: The Impact of the Gospel and the Religious Itinerary |
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1 | (20) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (1) |
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3. The Kasena location, population and context |
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5 | (3) |
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4. Steps involved in understanding the Kasena religious itinerary |
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8 | (2) |
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5. Archival and Literary Sources on the Kasena |
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10 | (5) |
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15 | (6) |
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Chapter Two: The Context of Kasena Life and Thought: their history and environment |
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21 | (50) |
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1. Oral traditions of Chiana, Katiu, Kayoro and Nakong |
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21 | (5) |
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2. The early written records of the Kasena |
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26 | (2) |
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3. The impact of Slave Raiding on the Kasena auditorium |
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28 | (4) |
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4. The arrival of the British and French rule in the north |
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32 | (8) |
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5. Migration: the factors and impact |
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40 | (8) |
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6. The Kasena Homeland Ecosystem |
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48 | (5) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (16) |
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Chapter Three: Family Life, Problem Resolution and Belief |
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71 | (42) |
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71 | (8) |
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2. Kasena praxis: resolving problems and clarifying issues |
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79 | (11) |
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3. Kasena belief expressed through problem solving and analysis |
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90 | (9) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (13) |
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Chapter Four: The Introduction of W(E) Chona to the Kasena |
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113 | (40) |
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113 | (1) |
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2. Coming of the White Fathers and the introduction of We chona |
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114 | (10) |
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3. Hearing about We chona in the western Kasena-Nankana section |
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124 | (6) |
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4. Other religious movements |
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130 | (2) |
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5. The Kasena understanding of the Roman Catholic message |
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132 | (5) |
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6. The evidence of rejection of Christianity |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (11) |
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Chapter Five: The Conversion Experience from the 1950s to 1992 |
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153 | (62) |
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1. The factors associated with primary conversion |
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153 | (4) |
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2. Migration, missionaries and evidence of God's power: 1950s to 1970s |
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157 | (12) |
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3. Emerging new churches and the role of Kasena Scriptures: 1977 to 1985 |
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169 | (23) |
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4. New movements to tell Kasena about the Christian Gospel: 1985 to 1992 |
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192 | (5) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (14) |
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Chapter Six: The Ongoing Kasena Itinerary: Problems, Issues and Questions Identified |
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215 | (34) |
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215 | (2) |
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2. Problems and Issues in the first fifty years of Christian contact |
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217 | (4) |
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3. Similar problems and questions in the early Bobo situation |
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221 | (1) |
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4. Present day Kasena problems, questions and issues |
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222 | (17) |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (8) |
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Chapter Seven: Elements of Emerging Christian Thought and Action among the Kasena |
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249 | (56) |
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249 | (3) |
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2. Analysing the PQI Interviews: evidence of conversion |
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252 | (2) |
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3. Hearing from and communicating with Bana We |
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254 | (7) |
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4. Christian thought and action in the XXX, community and church |
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261 | (7) |
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5. Sacred space, natural objects and the environment |
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268 | (3) |
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6. Christian thought and action related to the spirits of the dead and spiritual powers |
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271 | (7) |
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7. Changes in the concepts of evil: setaane and weleere |
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278 | (3) |
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8. Concepts of the Deity: We, Jesus and the Holy Spirit |
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281 | (4) |
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9. Concepts of human creation: changes in the "unchangeable" |
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285 | (1) |
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10. Evidence of Kasena Christian experience and service |
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286 | (3) |
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11. Searching for a key to conduct |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (12) |
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Chapter Eight: The Kasena and the Christian Gospel: Implications for Other Contexts |
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305 | (28) |
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305 | (1) |
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2. Implications of the Kasena experience for the gospel and theology |
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306 | (9) |
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3. A model for the Christian religious itinerary |
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315 | (8) |
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4. Relating the Kasena experience to the conversion of other peoples |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (7) |
| Bibliography |
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333 | (16) |
| Appendices |
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349 | (36) |
| Appendix 1: Kayoro Victory Song |
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349 | (1) |
| Appendix 2: Prayer during a Libation at the Fao festival |
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350 | (1) |
| Appendix 3: Ways to Marry a Wife |
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351 | (1) |
| Appendix 4: Summary of Personal History (PH) Interviews |
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352 | (3) |
| Appendix 5: Some of the First People baptised from Chiana, Katiu, Kayoro and Nakong |
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355 | (1) |
| Appendix 6: Kasena Churches in the Kasena-Nankana District |
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356 | (1) |
| Appendix 7: List of Kasena problems, questions and issues addressed to church leaders |
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357 | (12) |
| Appendix 8: Interview Questions for Kasena Christians |
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369 | (5) |
| Appendix 9: Results from the PQI Interviews |
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374 | (8) |
| Appendix 10: Kadiri Kuri - Fellowship of Good News Churches |
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382 | (3) |
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385 | (18) |
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Figure 1. Regions of Ghana and Kasena-Nankana (K-N) District |
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385 | (1) |
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Figure 2. Kasena communities in the Upper East and West Regions |
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386 | (1) |
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Figure 3. Compounds in Saga-Katiu community |
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387 | (1) |
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Figure 4. The diga-XXX and connecting diga-yugu. A lira kambia lies at the junction of the two rooms. |
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387 | (1) |
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Figure 5. New born child lying in the diga-yugu |
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388 | (1) |
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Figure 6. The househead making a protective sign against a yisena person |
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388 | (1) |
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Figure 7. Members of a clan-settlement gathered around the nabaare at a funeral |
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389 | (1) |
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Figure 8. Pouring a libation to the nabaara and tangwana at a community function |
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389 | (1) |
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Figure 9. Clan-settlements of Chiana, Katiu and Kayoro |
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390 | (1) |
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Figure 10. David Azokware and his wife at Kayoro-woro |
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391 | (1) |
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Figure 11. The remains of the Kayoro-woro Roman Catholic Church |
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392 | (1) |
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Figure 12. Lucien Adayira's family at the Roman Catholic Church at Gwenia |
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392 | (1) |
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Figure 13. Some Christians at the Paga Presbyterian Church in 1956 with Rev. Eichholzer |
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393 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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Figure 16. First small Assemblies of God church built at Paga-Buru |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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Figure 18. Rev Miriku and the leaders of the Navrongo Saboro COLM |
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397 | (1) |
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Figure 19. John Akekodaga and Lawrence Asuavere at a marriage ceremony at Saga Good News church |
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397 | (1) |
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Figure 20. Literacy class at Nyangania Good News church |
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398 | (1) |
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Figure 21. Francis Kupoe officiating at a "Marriage Blessing" at Saga Good News Church |
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398 | (1) |
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Figure 22. The first site of Abulu Good News Church (foreground) with the second church in the background |
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399 | (1) |
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Figure 23. A replica of the first Chapel built in Navrongo |
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399 | (1) |
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Figure 24. The "Mercy Ground" of the COLM church |
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400 | (1) |
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Figure 25. The processes involved in the Christian religious itinerary |
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401 | (1) |
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Figure 26. Letter from Kwame Apetega |
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402 | (1) |
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