Reports of Theophilus Opoku
2024·516 pages
A 19th-century Gold Coast pastor's vivid reports on conversion, rites, and conflict in Akuapem.
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A 19th-century Gold Coast pastor's vivid reports on conversion, rites, and conflict in Akuapem.
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The Reports of Theophilus Opoku details the letters of a pastor living in the ethnically diverse and structurally fragile kingdom of Akuapem in the south-eastern Gold Coast during the 19th century. Between 1868 and 1908, Opoku wrote 37 reports to his employers -- the board of the Basel Mission -- which provide rare insight into the process of conversion, life in the newly formed Christian communities, and the uneasy relationship between mission regulations, local culture, king, and colonial gove...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Minor mentions of conflict; no graphic depictions noted.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central focus on Christian conversion, clergy, and evangelistic zeal.
Magic & witchcraft
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Brief mentions of customary rites; not central or occult-framed.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Recurring themes of chieftaincy conflicts and cultural tensions.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to societal conflict; no specific abuse detailed.
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