The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860

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The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860

Name: The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860
ISBN: 9780521380119

Mohammed Hassen

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This study deals mainly with the history of the Oromo of the area - the Gibe region. It covers a period of three centuries. The story begins at a time when the medieval Christian kingdom of Abyssinia was rapidly disintegrating and ends shortly before the creation of the modern Ethiopian empire. During this long period, the Oromo led an independent existence as masters of their destiny and makers of their own history. The Oromo of the Gibe region lived as neighbors with, but beyond military control and political influence of, the medieval Christian kingdom of Abyssinia. The latter came to constitute only a small part of what today is Ethiopia. The Oromo developed their own cultural, religious, and political institutions which shaped their history and expressed their world view.

The independent existence of the Oromo was brought to an end abruptly and rudely by the creation of the modern Ethiopian empire during and after the 1880s.

Kategorien:

History - African History

Jahr:

1990

Verlag:

Cambridge University Press

Sprache:

english

Seiten:

271

ISBN 10:

0521380111