Social AnthropologyVolume 2, Issue 2 p. 149-169 Home, death and leadership: discourses of an educated elite from north-western Ghana* CAROLA LENTZ, Institut für Ethnologic Drosselweg 1–3 1419 Berlin GermanySearch for more papers by this author CAROLA LENTZ, Institut für Ethnologic Drosselweg 1–3 1419 Berlin GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8676.1994.tb00275.xCitations: 20 † * This paper is part of an ongoing research project on the creation of ethnicity in north-western Ghana. Grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft financed part of the fieldwork as well as the current preparation of the results. As a research affiliate, I am grateful to Professor Kwame Arhin, Head of the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana. For their generous support, thanks are due to numerous Dagara friends, colleagues and interview partners, particularly to Dr Sebastian Bemile, Dr Charles Beni, Aloysius Denkabe, Dr E. N. Gyader, Alexis Nakaar and Jacob Yirerong. Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the University of Chicago (Department of Anthropology), the University of Bayreuth (Entwicklungssoziologie), University College London (Department of Anthropology), the University of Leiden (Centre for Nonwestern Studies), and finally, a workshop of the EASA conference in Prague, August 1992. I greatly benefited from the spirited discussions. In addition, I wish to thank James W. Fernandez, Richard Jeffries and James C. Scott for their encouraging comments. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue2June 1994Pages 149-169 RelatedInformation