Akan religion

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Akan religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast, centered on a supreme creator, ancestral veneration, and a rich pantheon of deities associated with natural and social forces.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Akan traditional religion 21
Akan religion canonical 7
Akan cosmology 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan culture
ethnic religion
indigenous African religion
traditional religion
associatedWithFestival Adae Kese
Akwasidae
Odwira
centralPractice ancestor veneration
communal worship
ritual purification
earthDeity Asase Yaa
hasAfterlifeBelief ancestors dwell in spiritual realm
continued existence of the soul
possibility of reincarnation within the lineage
hasConcept Honam
Kra
Nkrabea
Okra
linked to: Abelmoschus

Sunsum
hasCoreBelief ancestral veneration
belief in a supreme creator deity
moral order enforced by spiritual beings
reverence for nature spirits
hasDeity Abosom
Asase Yaa
Bia
Bosomtwe
Nyame
Odomankoma
Onyankopon
Sasabonsam
Tano
linked to: Tano River
hasMoralCode communal responsibility
respect for elders
taboos related to sacred days
truthfulness
hasRitual divination
festival observances
libation pouring
sacrifice
spirit possession ceremonies
hasRitualSpecialist akomfo
traditional priest
hasSacredObject amulets
blackened stool
linked to: Denkyira stool

stool
hasSacredPlace family shrines
mountains
rivers
sacred groves
influencedBy Christianity
Islam
influences Akan art and symbolism
Akan chieftaincy rituals
Akan customary law
Akan naming practices
languageOfPractice Fante
linked to: Fante people

Twi
linked to: Twi language
practicedBy Akan people
practicedIn Ghana
Ivory Coast
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire
supremeDeity Nyame
Onyankopon
teaches Nyame is remote and approached through lesser deities
linked to: Nyame

ancestors act as intermediaries between humans and deities
every person has a soul from Nyame
moral behavior affects one’s destiny
viewsNyameAs creator of the universe
source of all life
worldview close relationship between visible and invisible worlds
universe populated by spiritual beings

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

African traditional religion includes Akan religion
Tano Sacred Grove religiousTradition Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Akan states religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Asantehene religionTraditionallyAssociated Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Okomfo Anokye religiousTradition Akan religion
Denkyira religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Akwasidae festival religion Akan religion
Ekuona religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Asakyiri religiousContext Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Nyame religion Akan religion
Nyame influenceOn Akan cosmology
linked to: Akan religion
Onyankopon religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Asase Yaa religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Akwasidae religiousTradition Akan religion
Adae Kese religiousContext Akan religion
Adinkra symbols religiousContext Akan spirituality
linked to: Akan religion
Adinkra symbols associatedWith Akan cosmology
linked to: Akan religion
Wassa religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Omanhene associatedWithReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Agona religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Nzema people traditionalReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Asante Traditional Buildings religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Ashanti Kingdom religion Akan religion
Manhyia Palace religiousTradition Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Oguaa Fetu Afahye religiousContext Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Anyin people traditionalReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Sehwi culture religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Spider inspiredBy Akan folklore
linked to: Akan religion
Asante ethnicReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Oyoko dynasty religionTraditionally Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Opoku Ware I religion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
Kwabena usedInReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion