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 languagespeakers and Oromize them through the open, democratic and egalitarian Gada system; while in northern Ethiopia the Oromo themselves were absorbed into Christian Amhara society. Mohammed Hassen is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Georgia State University. His books include The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History, 1570 to 1860 (Cambridge University Press, 1990). He is a Contributing Editor of The Journal of Oromo Studies and The Horn of Africa journal.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
James Currey
ISBN-13
9781847011619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234176304
Product Key Features
Author
Mohammed Mohammed Hassen
Publication Name
The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mohammed Mohammed Hassen
Series Title
Eastern Africa Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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