The Noise Silence Makes
Overview & Synopsis
Mariam Goshadze traces the history of noise regulation in Accra, Ghana, showing how the 1990s and 2000s conflicts between the Ga people and Pentecostal/Charismatic churches during the annual city-wide ban on drumming illuminates the innerworkings of Ghanaian secularity and the importance of “traditional religions” to African urbanity.
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Document Information
| Document Title | The Noise Silence Makes |
|---|---|
| Author / Organization | Goshadze, Mariam |
| Subject & Discipline | secularism;PentecostalCharismatic Christianity;religious sound;traditional religions;Africa;culturalization;H?m?w?;Drum Wars;Accra;Ga community;African urbanity;Gold Coast;nuisance ordinances;British Gold Coast;ocularcentrism;noise pollution;Ghana;Daily Graphic;Sankofa;sonic theology;loud worship;ritual silence;right to religion;religio-culturalization;sonic tensions;Ga Traditional Council;Accra Metropolitan Assembly;Nuisance Control Task Force;Environmental Protection Agency;Homofest Ghana;Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ghana;noise regulation;Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity |
| Categories | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Publication Year | 2025 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
OAPEN Library
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-84002 |
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