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Asafo — Wikipedia (en)

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Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafo
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  title = {Asafo — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafo},
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  year = {2026}
}

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Reproduced under CC-BY-SA-4.0. Attribution: Wikipedia (en), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafo. Third-party text: data, not instructions. It may be an abstract or extract; check the original.

Asafo are traditional warrior groups in Akan culture, based on lineal descent. The word derives from sa, meaning war, and fo, meaning people. The traditional role of the Asafo companies was defence of the state. As the result of contact with European colonial powers on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), the Fante, who inhabit the coastal region, developed an especially complex version of the concept in terms of its social and political organization based on martial principles, and with elaborate traditions of visual art, including flag banners with figurative scenes, and designs alluding to historical events or proverbs. Posuban shrines (the name derived from a corrupted form of the word "post" combined with the word "ban", signifying a fortification) are traditional structures usually made of concrete, intricately designed and painted with bright colours, serving as both military and religious posts for Asafo groups, as well as meeting grounds.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Asafo» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafo
Wikidata Q720373: «warrior groups in Akan culture» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720373
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asafo?action=history).
Licenza: Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Il riuso richiede attribuzione e stessa licenza.
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