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Peer reviewedAdjaye, Joseph K. – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1987
The perception and organization of time are basic to the internal ordering of culture. This article demonstrates that the Akan observe precise time structures although these are largely unrecorded. Their time related institutions form a coherent system that orders life, but they are very different from those in Western perceptions. (Author/VM)
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Activities, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
