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Such functional nudity occurred in groups that were not always.
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Individuals may intentionally violate norms relating to nudity; those without power may use nudity as a form of protest, and those with power may impose nakedness on others as a form of punishment.
During a transitional period, there continued to be positive religious images of saints, but also depictions of Eve indicating shame.
Although the stated opposition to nudity was its association with harmful practices, its prevalence as a tradition was seen as detrimental to Ghana's reputation in the world and economic development, nakedness being associated with primitive backwardness.