A Drummer's Testament: Dagbamba Society and Culture in the Twentieth Century

Front matter Front matter Front matter
- Research team
- Co-Authors
- Table of Contents
- Chapter contents
- Maps Maps Maps
- Dagbani note
- Acknowledgments
Introduction Introduction Introduction
I: The Work of Drumming I: The Work of Drumming I: The Work of Drumming
- Alhaji Ibrahim's Introduction Alhaji Ibrahim's Introduction Alhaji Ibrahim's Introduction
- Drummers and Drumming Drummers and Drumming Drummers and Drumming
- Music and Dancing Music and Dancing Music and Dancing
- Learning and Maturity Learning and Maturity Learning and Maturity
II: Old Talks II: Old Talks II: Old Talks
- Chieftaincy Chieftaincy Chieftaincy
- History History History
- Festivals Festivals Festivals
- Religion and Medicine Religion and Medicine Religion and Medicine
III: In Our Living III: In Our Living III: In Our Living
- Economic Life Economic Life Economic Life
- Family Family Family
- Children Children Children
- Householding Householding Householding
- Old Age Old Age Old Age
  - Widows
  - Old Age
- Conclusion: The Work
Supplementary Supplementary Supplementary
- Chapter outlines
- Charts and figures
- Images
- Audio files
- Currency note
- Project status Project status Project status

Volume III: IN OUR LIVING

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A Drummer's Testament: Dagbamba Society and Culture in the Twentieth Century

Volume III: IN OUR LIVING

Part 1: ECONOMIC LIFE

Part 2: FAMILY

Part 3: CHILDREN

Part 4: HOUSEHOLDING

Part 5: OLD AGE

Part 6: CONCLUSION