Author : Paul Dogba (Father, S.V.D.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (989 download)
Book Synopsis Trokosi practice among the Ewes of Ghana by : Paul Dogba (Father, S.V.D.)
Download or read book Trokosi practice among the Ewes of Ghana written by Paul Dogba (Father, S.V.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trokosi is a traditional religious crime control practice of the Ewes in West Africa. It is believed that when an ancestor or a family member commits a crime, the gods impose expletive of calamities and mysterious deaths on the family. To avert this, a virgin girl from the family of the accused is sent to the trokosi shrine for atonement. This research evaluates the practice in the Southern Volta Region of Ghana. It highlights the tension between culture and morality in the trokosi controversy. Trokosi culture understands morality as obeying the unchanging moral absolutes handed down by the ancestors. The violation of which, calls for the destruction of the community by the gods. However, the violation of the rights of women and children by the practice has also attracted world's attention. It has been accused as a form of slavery and therefore, should be eradicated by law. This thesis explains the failure of prohibition. It is more appropriate to understand the trokosi controversy through moral theology. The Trokosi moral theology of sacrifice interprets the suffering of the trokosi girls as a form of salvation for the entire community. A parallel is drawn with the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus for the liberation of humankind from their sins. There should be deeper theological and spiritual analysis on what makes this practice difficult to eradicate. The trokosi system is seen to eradicate corruption in the country because of the failure of the Ghanaian judicial system. This research is based on the first-hand experience of the researcher as an insider to the community, interviews with those directly related to the practice, as well as secondary data through library and desktop research. Further research is recommended in the Anlo areas on the possibility of enculturating the practice into the Christian faith.