The noise silence makes: secularity and Ghana's drum wars
"The Noise Silence Makes analyzes the annual, city-wide ban on noise-making required by the Ga indigenous community in Accra in preparation for the Ga's primary religious festival. The centuries-old "ban on drumming" tradition became a point of conflict in the 1990s when newly po...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Durham London
Duke University Press
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
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| Further subjects: | B
Drum
Performance (Ghana)
Religious aspects
B Gã (African people) Rites and ceremonies B Gã (African people) Religion B Christianity and other religions (Ghana) (Accra) B Noise control Law and legislation (Ghana) (Accra) B Accra (Ghana) Religious life and customs |
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Open access |
