The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700

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The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700 (Eastern Africa Series, 27)

This revisionary account of the Oromo people and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia transforms our perception of the country's development, rebutting the common depiction of the Oromo as no more than a destructive force and demonstrating their significant role in shaping the course of Ethiopian history. Tracing the early history of the Oromo as part of the Cushitic language speaking family of peoples, it establishes that they were neither foreigners nor newcomers to Ethiopia, but have been an integral part of the indigenous population since at least the first half of the 14th century. The massive 16th-century pastoral Oromo population movement revolutionized relations between the Christians and the Oromo. During the long process of assimilation that followed, with periods of both war and peace in central and southern Ethiopia, Oromo society was able to absorb and assimilate Cushitic and Semitic language speakers and Oromize them through the open, democratic and egalitarian Gada/ system; while in northern Ethiopia the Oromo themselves were absorbed into Christian Amhara society.
Country USA
Brand James Currey
Manufacturer James Currey
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781847011619
ReleaseDate 2017-05-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781847011619

Country	USA
Brand	James Currey
Manufacturer	James Currey
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781847011619
ReleaseDate	2017-05-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781847011619

The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700 (Eastern Africa Series, 27)

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