What is this thing called Sunsum? A Historiographical and Constructive Theological Investigation into the Nature of the Akan Sunsum, from its Pneumatological Conception to the Contemporary Argument of Quasi-physicalism

The present thesis articulates a theological framework that engages Christian thoughts and theological reflections which revolves around an elaborate exposition of the spiritual worldview of the Akan. The spiritual viewpoint is primarily inspired by the concept of sunsum. The ultimate objective is to facilitate a deeper comprehension of the idea of the “spirit.” The expectation is that acquiring an excellent grasp of the concept of the “spirit” will demonstrate how the theology of the Holy Spirit is employed, contextually, in the Akan setting. The proposal is rooted in an entirely different Akan concept, known as honhom. My dissertation contends that honhom exerts significant influence on any reviews, discourses, or scrutiny regarding contextual Akan pneumatology. Previous studies have proven that honhom, as a premise for explaining nonphysical phenomena – such as air and spirit – and meta-empirical aspects, is polysemic and complements the biblical concepts of רוּחַ and πνεῦμα