West African Traditional Religion

Record summary

Kofi Asare Opoku’s West African Traditional Religion is a survey of beliefs and practices including divination, sacrifice, ancestors, healing and relations with spiritual beings. It can guide comparison across mediumship traditions in Ghana and neighboring West African settings, especially by identifying indigenous categories and ritual contexts. The book is descriptive and synthetic rather than experimental, and its regional scope should not be mistaken for a record of one verified paranormal case. Researchers should follow its references to primary ethnographies and locally specific studies.