The concept of the Earth Cult, and for that matter, the institution of the tindana was known throughout the West African Region. The tindaamba (plural for tindana) were, and still are, the intermediaries between the people living on the Earth and the Earth as a divine principle. Among the Dagbamba of Northern Ghana for example, the tindana did not only 'own' the land (literally), but by reason of his or her 'ownership', was the only one who knew or was known by, the 'spirit of the land'. Therefore, it was only the 'landowner' that could pacify the gods of the Earth for prosperity and peaceful...