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Title: | The enduring puzzle of patriliny in Asante history: a note and a document on 'ntoro' |
Author: | McCaskie, Tom![]() |
Year: | 2015 |
Periodical: | Ghana Studies (ISSN 1536-5514) |
Volume: | 18 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 162-173 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Ghana |
Subjects: | Ashanti patriarchy |
Abstract: | This article explains the matter of 'ntoro' among the Ashanti in Ghana. 'Ntoro' has been described as a set of inherited characteristics. It is related to the system of patrilineage in Ashanti culture. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |