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Fathering, mothering and making sense of ntamoba: reflections on the economy of child-rearing in colonial Asante

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

Jean Allman
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Cet article explore les dynamiques en transition dans l'éducation des enfants à Asante (au Ghana) à travers le concept problématique de ntamoba. Dans les records historiques et dans la mémoire populaire, ntamoba a survécu sous un certain nombre de formes—en tant que paiement de mariage, en tant que rite lié à la naissance et à l'appellation de l'enfant et en tant qu'indemnité payée au père par la lignée maternelle afin de signifier la termination des droits qu'a le père sur cet enfant. Cet article cherche à dormer une perspective historique et à expliquer la manière dont les droits du père de se servir de ses enfants avait été transformé en des droits de propriété. Cet article met au premier plan le temps et la place sociale/le statut en tant que des variables clés dans cette enquête, démontrant comment la disparition de ntamoba était liée à la résurgence des catégories sociales subalternes en Asante au vingtième siècle.

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A language contrived, a concept dropped
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Africa , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , April 1997 , pp. 296 - 321
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Copyright © International African Institute 1997

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