Topic

Akan

Akan religion encompasses deity worship, ancestor veneration, and ritual systems of West African peoples with theological analysis and ceremonial practices.

Anansi 6 min

Anansi the Spider: The Akan Trickster Who Owns Every Story

In Akan, a folktale has a name before it has a plot. They are called anansesem — spider stories — and the word does not mean stories about a spider. It means stories that belong to one.

By Tendai