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'''Kra''' is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan Akan] concept equivalent to the LP term [[Spiritual Ego]]. 

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==Syncretic Terms==

[[Spiritual Ego]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Spiritual Ego]]}}

==Notes==

" In Akan metaphysics, the human being does not merely consist of binary oppositional categories such as the soul/mind versus the body. Within this system, the human being is a community of entities that must maintain relational sanctity and peace for the well-being of the individual. This community of the self comprises fundamentally four components: the  kra, sunsum, ntoro, and  mogya."<ref>Clark, Jawanza Eric. Indigenous Black Theology: Towards an African-Centered Theology of the African-American Religious Experience. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. p. 78. </ref>

"The kra is thought to be the most fundamental component. It is the spark of divinity that comes directly from the Supreme Being and enters into every living human being. The kra is that aspect of the human that never dies and is believed to be given to a person before he or she is delivered to the world. Its removal from the body signals death, and it is the aspect of the human being that enters the ancestral realm upon successful completion of an individual’s purpose in life. The kra, then, is that quality of the person that becomes an ancestor. As such, the kra is the holder or remitter of one’s destiny, or nkrabea..."<ref>Clark, Jawanza Eric. Indigenous Black Theology: Towards an African-Centered Theology of the African-American Religious Experience. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. p. 78. </ref>

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