A Functionalist Account of the Mortar-Firing Rite in the Funeral Discourse of the Anufɔ.

This paper examines the ritual symbolism of the mortar-firing as a pivotal rite across the phases of funeral performances in pan-African societies, particularly within the Anufɔ ethnolinguistic context. Applying functionalism theory, and using qualit…

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