A paradox: Post-modern, postcolonial Guelwaar
Post-modern in its critique of language, contesting of binaries, and resistance to closure, Sembnes 1993 film Guelwaar, later made into the novel of the same name, calls for real political change,...
View ArticleProphets and prophecy as a response to crises: Prophet Esa in traditional...
This article explores the socio-political and economic context of Prophets and prophecy in Wolaitta, with specific reference to the Prophet Esa and his prophecy, which emerged in the context of...
View ArticleContending views on land tenure system in Ethiopia: Historiographical essay
Land issue in Ethiopia is associated with the socio-economic and political aspects of both the people and the state. Land was said to be owned by the peasants, the church and the nobility in the form...
View ArticleThe gender factor in post-World War I Africa: The development of the oil palm...
In spite of the evidence that African Women under the post-World War I economy were subjected to brutal exploitation and underdevelopment as much as their male counterparts, Women Studies has remained...
View ArticleChange and continuity in the indigenous institution of Qoollee deejjoo ritual...
This ethnographic article explores the changes and continuities of indigenous Qoollee Deejjoo ritual practice, and its role in forest resource management among Kafecho peoples. The Kafecho people, who...
View ArticleIntroduction of evangelical Christianity in Oromia: The five major expeditions
This study tried to discuss the introduction of Evangelical Christianity in Oromia in five major expeditions attempts that foreign and local missionaries have made to reach the Oromo people with...
View ArticleMahebär: Dynamics of a social self-help association
The paper examines the dynamics of a socio-religious self-help association by looking at the celebration of Mahebr, a religious-oriented association, in Adi Eir, Ethiopia. Mahebr is an indigenous...
View ArticleA note on Abebe Reta’s role in the Ethio-Swedish contacts
Persons who are in one way or another had been involved in the Ethio-Swedish contacts, have not been well studied. The research behind the present study has purposes. First and foremost, it intends to...
View ArticleThe religious cycle in Sudan history: Case study on the Sudanese religious...
This article aims to give an insight to the role of religion in Sudanese history through the centuries before the birth of Christ to the present time by discussing; (a) Impact of Ancient Egyptian...
View ArticleMissionary education: An engine for modernization or a vehicle towards...
It is now 460 years since the arrival of the first Jesuits who came to implant Catholicism in Ethiopia. In order to promote their evangelical activities, these Catholic missionaries managed to open...
View ArticleThe Nigerian child in war and peace, 1960 to 2010
Peace as the absence of both direct and indirect violence in Nigeria has eluded the Nigerian child. From the perspective of direct violence, the Nigerian child has not been spared the horrors of wars...
View ArticleRecalling the history of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare “Illalta”: Was he a...
Recalling past history is pertinent to constructively rewrite the history of the future. Thus, recalling the history of Aussa Sultans best examines and analyzes their leadership style and development...
View ArticleReason of state in the philosophical works of Niccolo Machiavelli
Every state has its own reason of survival whether it is democratic or undemocratic, constitutional or unconstitutional, tyrannical or republican. Thus, the concept of reason of state depends on the...
View ArticleAssessing potentials and challenges of Haiq Estifanos Communal Monastery for...
The main purpose of this research is to assess the potential of Haiq Estifanos Communal Monastery to become tourist destination and to identify the major hindering factors of tourism development in...
View ArticleEquines in military operations in Sudan in the nineteenth and twentieth...
Equines (horses, mules and donkeys) have been used in warfare for thousands of years. In Sudan, they were used in the 18th and 19th centuries in inter-tribal fighting. Their principal use in the...
View ArticleWomen empowerment through ‘Abegar’ in South Wollo: A critical ethnography
It is the objective of this study to describe, explain and critically analyze the role of the traditional social practice of Abegar to empower women in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Data were collected...
View ArticleGlobal networking and the fate of family in Ethiopia
Globalization is largely the gift of networking. In global networking, Information Technology is the leading actor which plays a role of catalyst. The process of globalization is intensifying as...
View ArticleA discourse on the fundamental principles of character in an African moral...
This research attempts to throw light on the indigenous African moral philosophy from the yorb socio-cultural paradigm, espousing the adequacy of its authentic ontological and ethical principles...
View ArticleMarriage practices and gender role socialization among the Gumuz of Ethiopia
The Gumuz are indigenous peoples in Northwest Ethiopia having their own unique cultural values and traditions among which marriage practices and gender role socialization are just two of them and this...
View ArticleThe new Gojjame rule and the Oromo resistance in Abbay Choman, North East...
This paper deals with the new administration system under Gojjame rules and the Oromo people resistance to them in Abbay Choman, South of Abbay River from 1850 to 1882. The year 1850s was a turning...
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