‘We are Sending the Funeral Home’: Migration and Funeral Rites in Ghana
Funeral rites do not only serve as occasions for the living to find closure, bid farewell to the deceased, and usher them into the ancestral realm, but also, opportunities for the dispersed contemporary family to reconnect with the extended family and home community. In this study, the phrase ‘we ar...
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| Main Author: | Rose Mary Amenga-Etego |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Africajournals
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Pharos Journal of Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_18_106_4__regular_issue_august.pdf |
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