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Asante

4/2/2023

Excerpt: The Akan Forest Kingdom of Asante

by John Parker

This excerpt from a new collection of essays on the precolonial kingdoms of Africa examines the sophisticated way that the Asante integrated the political power of their ruling elite with the spiritual and ceremonial to rule.

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Asante

Excerpt: The Akan Forest Kingdom of Asante

by John Parker