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Spirituality in Ghanaian Politics: The Paradox of Curses and Prophecies


Gabriel Dei | Prof. Lawrence Lowell



Gabriel Dei | Prof. Lawrence Lowell "Spirituality in Ghanaian Politics: The Paradox of Curses and Prophecies" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3, April 2022, pp.2174-2176, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49930.pdf

Globally, politics and religion and for that matter spirituality have co-existed throughout history in different forms and at different levels. In Ghana, spirituality in politics in general and elections in particular is not only becoming rampant but it is also assuming a peculiar dimension. What is probably unique is the fact that spirituality in politics has manifested itself in the form of uncontrolled curses according to traditional religion and unrestrained prophecies in the outcome of election results. The objective of this research article was to look at the implication of this phenomena on governance in Ghana. Qualitative research method was used and the main data collection instrument was questionnaire/one-on-one oral interview of governance experts and opinion leaders. The conclusion drawn was that prophecies in elections can ironically be dangerous to our democracy since it raises question mark on the legitimacy of government. It also has the potential not only to create political instability but also to kill the faith of Christians who believe in prophecies. On the issue of curses, the article concluded that if it is institutionalized and expanded it could go a long way to help in reducing corruption and abuse of office by public office holders.

Judeo-Christian, legitimacy, prophecy, spirituality, politics


IJTSRD49930
Volume-6 | Issue-3, April 2022
2174-2176
IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470
Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

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