Living libraries: The role of the baansi in preserving the culture of the Dagbon in Northern Ghana.

dc.contributor.author	Plockey, F. D. D.
dc.contributor.author	Asuro, A. S
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-06T12:28:43Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-06T12:28:43Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.issn	0888-6601
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol11no2/11.2-12-Plockey.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://atuspace.atu.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/2831
dc.description.abstract	This study focuses on the role of the living libraries, the baansi, of the Dagomba of Ghana in preserving and sustaining the culture and history of the people of Dagbon in the northern region of Ghana. The paper is a qualitative study, and the instruments used for data collection span from 2012 to 2015, which comprises acoustic appreciation, group discussion, observation, phased assertion, storytelling, and filed notes. The study reveals that the living librarians (baansi) are the watchdogs/social critics of the society who help to maintain stability and influence people into conforming to the norms and the culture of the society.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	The Journal of Pan African Studies	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	vol.;11
dc.title	Living libraries: The role of the baansi in preserving the culture of the Dagbon in Northern Ghana.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US