Sacred Knowledge Traditions of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa - Megerssa, Gemetchu; Kassam, Aneesa
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This historical and comparative ethnography of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa is based on the teachings of the custodians of the sacred knowledge traditions. It shows that central to their traditional systems of thought and belief was the concept of 'time-force', which may once have formed part of a wider, shared, regional culture. The study presents a number of new findings about the cultural history of the Oromo. With maps, diagrams, photographs, glossary and index.

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Produktbeschreibung
This historical and comparative ethnography of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa is based on the teachings of the custodians of the sacred knowledge traditions. It shows that central to their traditional systems of thought and belief was the concept of 'time-force', which may once have formed part of a wider, shared, regional culture. The study presents a number of new findings about the cultural history of the Oromo. With maps, diagrams, photographs, glossary and index.
Autorenporträt
Gemetchu Megerssa obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (England), in 1993. His doctoral thesis was on the knowledge system and national identity of the Oromo, and on how their traditional knowledge traditions were progressively overlaid by the Abyssinian colonizing structures. After completing his doctoral studies, he lectured in anthropology at the University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) for over a decade and a half from 1996. He is currently the director of the Oromo Studies Centre, Rift Valley University, Oromia (Ethiopia).