INSTITUTE  OF
AFRICAN  STUDIES

RESEARCH
REVIEW

VOL  5
MICHAELMAS  TERM
1968

UNIVERSITY  OF  GHANA

UNIVERSITY  OF  GHANA

INSTITUTE  OF  AFRICAN  STUDIES

VOL.5  N O .l

MICHAELMAS  TERM  1968

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THE  RESEARCH  REVIEW

With  f-his  Issue we  enter  into  our  fifth  year  of  publication, 

it  is
gratifying  to  report  that  orders  for  back  issues of  the  Research  Review
as well  as new  subscriptions  keep  coming  in  from  scholars  and  institutions
of  higher  learning  in  many  parts  of  the  world  and our  circulation  has
continued  to  rise  steadily.

In addition  to  the  subscriptions,  we  have  library  exchange  arrange-

ments with  some  institutions  whereby  copies  of  the  Research  Review  are
sent  in  exchange  for  publications  received.  We  list  these  institutions  for
the  benefit  of  our  contributors  and  readers.

AFRICA

Nigeria:

Abdullah?  Bayero  College,  Kano.
Centre  of  Arabic  Documentation,  Institute  of  African

Studies,  Ibadan.

Department  of  Linguistics  and  Nigerian  Languages,  Ibadan,
University  Library,  University  of  Ife, 
Ibadan  University  Library,  Ibadan.
School  of  African  and Asian  Studies,  University  of  Lagos,

lle~jfe.

Yaba,  Lagos.

Tanzania:

Upper  Volta:

University  College,  Dar-es-Salaam.
Centre  Voltaique  de  Recherche  Scientifique,  Oagadougou.

Ethiopia:

Sudan:

Uganda:

Kenya:

Haile  Selassie  University,  Addis  Ababa.

Sudan  Unitr  University  of  Khartoum.

African  Studies  Programme,  Kampala.

East African  Journal,  Nairobi.

Congo-Kinsshasa:

fnstttut  de  Recherches  Economiques  et  Sociales,  Kinshasa.
Bibliotheque  des Sciences,  Kinshasa/Kalina*

Ivory  Coast:

Department  of  History,  University  of Abidjan,  Abidjan.

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EUROPE

Denmark:

Germany:

France;

Poland:

Danish  National  Museum,  Copenhagen.

Centre  of African  Studies,  Munich,
Snstifut  fur  Orierh'orsbung,  Berlin,

Centre  d'Ef-ude  et  de  Documentation.
Pour  I'Afnque  et  POutre-.Mer,  Paris.
Facuhe  des  Leftres  ef  Sciences,  Sorbonner  Paris.

Panstwowe  Mureum  Etnograficzne,  Warsaw.
Centre  of  African  Studies,  University  of Warszaw,  Warsaw.

Sweden?

Scandinavinft  Insfifute  of  African  Shjdies,  University  of

Uppsala.

University  of  Cambridge^.  African  Studies  Cen^rf.
African  Studies  U r i t,  Unlvcrs>!y  of  Leeds.
Centre  ef African  Studies,  Adam  Ferguson Building,  Edinburgh.

THE_AMERICAS_
U.S.A.

Caribbean:

Library  of  Congress,
Michigan  State  University  libraries^  East  Lansing.
Graduate  School  of  Intemah'onal  Studies,  Denver,  Colorado,
The  Hoover  Institution,  Stanford  University,  Stanford.
University  Research  Library,  UCLA.
General  Library,  University  of  California,.  Berkeley.

Corporncioo  cle Desarroilo  F.cc-nomico del  Caribe,  Ha to  Rey,

Puerto  Rico,

University  of  Puc-rio  Rico,  R?o P:edn33r  Puerto  Rico,
Universi^  of  the  Went  Indies,  Mono,  St.  Ar*drewr  Jamaica,  W.I

South  Americas

University  of  Bnhio,  Centre  of  Afro-Eastem  Studies^  Salvador,

Broxil.

ASJA_

Japani

The  institute  of  Asian  Economic  Affairs,  Shififuku-Ku,  Tokyo.
Delhi  UnK/e^sfry  Library#  Delhi,

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•t

Middle  Easf

Israel: 

The-  Jewish  Nai»en;j|  emd University  Library,  Jerusalem.,

vVv  also  record  our  pleasure  at  the  incipient  attraction  of  the
••'-•-uofch  Review  to  fellow  scholars  In other  West African  Countries
V4JO  have  begun  to send us articles  for  publication.  One such  article,
vMeb we publish  in this  issue,  U  ^£22LE£JlliLor'££L52l2/  by Dr,  E, j.
Alcpoa  of  the  Institute  of  African  Studies,  IbadcsiT,  We  look  forward  to
receiving  more  contributions  fn  the  near  future,

^£22LE£Jlli££L5

May  !  take  this  opportunity  to  express  ot."" sincere  thasiks  ro  all

-.?••!• readers  who  ixsv,; sent us  Iheir  comments and criticisms,  which  hove
Scftn of  fnestimablfi1 value  to  us.

Kofi  Asa re  Opoku.

Lsgon.
December,  1968,

RESEARCH  REVIEW

CONTENTS

THE  RESEARCH  REVIEW

ARTICLES

As  Historical  'Data:

Examples  from the Niger  Delta 

..

E.J.  ASagoa

A  Note  on A Modern  Ethiopian  Protest1 Poem

R.  Greenfield

Academicism, in Social  Anthropology

Eric  O.  Ayisi

An  Afioiytisai  Study  of Fcsnfri Kinship 

.

G.P.  Hogan

A Note  on The Anana  Shrine 

. ..

E.O.  Aprontl

Ghanaian  Producers for Radio and Stage-

Similarities  in Training  Programmes

J . S.  Kennedy

Page

32

50

91

96

The  Urcivevsal  Prayer  Group

"Mpoebo  Kuw"  (Adoagyiri,  Nsawam)
The Call  r>f the Prophet 

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K.A.  Opoku

101

Notice  of language  Materials  Deposited

M.E.  Kropp

108

Naturalistic  Terra  Cofte  Heads of the Institute

of  Air icon  Studies 

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A.K.Quarcoo 

111

INSIST1 HE  NEWS

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Professor  J . H .  Nkefia

Rev .  Dr.  G ,  Ansre

Mr.  K . N.  Bame

Mrs .  C .  Oppong

Mr,  K.A.  Opoku  (Editor)

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