In this episode, we are looking out for the Black Madonna in Ghana. We are passing by an old slave fort and visit the palace in the Asante kingdom. However, it turns out that the imagery of the Divine Mother is far different here than what we are used to. Instead of worshipping her sculpture or portrait, the Akan cultures have more subtle ways to maintain their connection with her…
Sources in this vodcast:
- Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum (2001) Dark Mother. African origins and godmothers
- B. Danquah (2006) The Akan Doctrine of God
- Molefe Kete Asante & Ama Mazama (2009) Encyclopedia of African Religion
- Esi Sutherland-Addy (2012) The Metaphysics and the Politics of Gender Representation in the Arts of Africa – Reclaiming the Human Sciences and Humanities through African Perspectives Volume II
- Barbara C. Sproul (2013) Primal Myth. Creation myths around the world
- Elizabeth Amoah (2016) An African Prayer from the Heart of a Woman – Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
- M. Kwapong Koranteng-Green (2018) The Multiplicity of Ahonhom (Spirits) in the Akan Spiritual Cosmology
- Ivor Agyeman-Duah (2024) A History of Manhyia Palace Museum
- Asantehemaa’s Royal Burial. Final Burial Rites of Nana Konadu Yiadom III (2025)
https://www.youtube.com/live/VBDmaAiDCoQ?si=-w6F82mlMtgma6kg - Otumfuo Osei Tutu II presided over the 7th Akwasidae Festival at Manhyia Palace (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21E0uXpPRME