Creating And Crossing Boundaries In Ethiopia
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Creating and Crossing Boundaries in Ethiopia
Author | : Susanne Epple |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9783643905345 |
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Ethiopia is best understood as a country with multiple internal divides, but also endless interconnections which are constantly renegotiated. Contributing to the growing literature on the country's cultural diversity, this book offers special emphasis on the contemporary dynamics of intra- and intergroup boundary formation and alteration. It also adds to the more general literature on identity change, boundary transgression of individuals and groups, and cultural contact and change. With contributions from experienced Ethiopian and international scholars, the book offers perspectives on territorial, ethnic, class, caste, gender, and age related boundaries in different parts of the country. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien - Vol. 53) [Subject: Sociology, African Studies, Cultural Studies]
The Transformation of Addis Ababa
Author | : Elias Yitbarek Alemayehu,Laura Stark |
Publsiher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2018-11-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781527522725 |
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Nowhere in Africa is urban development occurring as rapidly as in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, at the present moment. During the last decade and a half, massive construction projects in housing, commercial buildings and infrastructure have transformed the landscape of the city, creating a social experiment that has never been replicated on such a massive scale in Africa. This volume, written by Ethiopian and Finnish experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and ethnology, documents for the first time Addis Ababa’s process of radical transformation. It asks how the city’s poorest residents are affected by the current urban renewal, and identifies the most important challenges facing the city’s residents as a result. Its conclusions focus on three issues: the livelihoods of low-income residents, their participation in the development of the city, and their social networks of support. This volume also traces out the organic forms of the city’s development. Unlike cities in many other African countries, Addis Ababa emerged with only the thinnest traces of a brief colonial legacy: only five years under Italian occupation in the mid-20th century. The city’s development has eluded many planners and has produced unique indigenous forms of urban living. The book records the current spatial relationships and older architectural forms in the old inner city currently slated for demolition. Numerous maps and illustrations are included to help readers visualize the topics discussed in the volume. The volume will be of interest to anyone interested in Addis Ababa’s history and character, as well as policymakers, urban planners, architects, human geographers, ethnographers and researchers of urban poverty and urban informality.
Legal Pluralism in Ethiopia
Author | : Susanne Epple,Getachew Assefa |
Publsiher | : transcript Verlag |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2020-07-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9783839450215 |
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Being a home to more than 80 ethnic groups, Ethiopia has to balance normative diversity with efforts to implement state law across its territory. This volume explores the co-existence of state, customary, and religious legal forums from the perspective of legal practitioners and local justice seekers. It shows how the various stakeholders' use of negotiation, and their strategic application of law can lead to unwanted confusion, but also to sustainable conflict resolution, innovative new procedures and hybrid norms. The book thus generates important knowledge on the conditions necessary for stimulating a cooperative co-existence of different legal systems.
The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages
Author | : Ronny Meyer |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1425 |
Release | : 2023-01-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780198728542 |
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This handbook provides a comprehensive account of the languages spoken in Ethiopia, exploring both their structures and features and their function and use in society. The first part of the volume provides background and general information relating to Ethiopian languages, including their demographic distribution and classification, language policy, scripts and writing, and language endangerment. Subsequent parts are dedicated to the four major language families in Ethiopia - Cushitic, Ethiosemitic, Nilo-Saharan, and Omotic - and contain studies of individual languages, with an initial introductory overview chapter in each part. Both major and less-documented languages are included, ranging from Amharic and Oromo to Zay, Gawwada, and Yemsa. The final part explores languages that are outside of those four families, namely Ethiopian Sign Language, Ethiopian English, and Arabic. With its international team of senior researchers and junior scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Ethiopian Languages will appeal to anyone interested in the languages of the region and in African linguistics more broadly.
Islamisation
Author | : A. C. S. Peacock |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2017-03-08 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781474417143 |
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The spread of Islam and the process of Islamisation (meaning both conversion to Islam and the adoption of Muslim culture) is explored in the twenty-four chapters of this volume. Taking a comparative perspective, both the historical trajectory of Islamisation and the methodological problems in its study are addressed, with coverage moving from Africa to China and from the seventh century to the start of the colonial period in 1800. Key questions are addressed. What is meant by Islamisation? How far was the spread of Islam as a religion bound up with the spread of Muslim culture? To what extent are Islamisation and conversion parallel processes? How is Islamisation connected to Arabisation? What role do vernacular Muslim languages play in the promotion of Muslim culture? The broad, comparative perspective allows readers to develop a thorough understanding of the process of Islamisation over eleven centuries of its history.
A market for Abdu creating a commodity exchange in Ethiopia
Author | : Eleni Gabre-Madhin |
Publsiher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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The Konso
Author | : Adolf Ellegard Jensen |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2021-01-25 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9783643913135 |
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The ethnography of the Konso people of southern Ethiopia by A. E. Jensen goes back to his research in Konso in 1954/55. Following his research, Jensen wrote the present work, which he did not publish. The book follows on from his book In the Land of Gada, published in 1936, which was based on his research in 1934/35 in the same region. It is a classic ethnography divided into the following chapters: The country and its people, social life, offices, clans and caste system, religious and spiritual life, and oral traditions. The ethnography is illustrated by historical photographs from the archives of the Frobenius Institute.
Contemporary Gender and Sexuality in Africa
Author | : Wakana Shiino,Mbabaz Mpyangu |
Publsiher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2001-08-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9789956552962 |
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Africa has fostered a rich culture of gender and sexuality from which non-African societies can learn. Most African traditional sexual customs differ greatly from Western colonial thought, which prioritises an individualism that respects the individual's free will and way of life. Regardless of the existence of various images of Africa, globalisation and conflict have made it inevitable that African people today must respond to sudden changes in the political environment and norms due to the influx of new thoughts and ideas. From colonial tensions to the consequences of globalisation, women easily have to sacrifice their sexualities. Also, the reader can observe that the Japanese/African ethnographic surveys in this book are influenced by the researchers' personal backgrounds, including their religion, social class, and sexual orientation.