Pdf articles richard pankhurst edward ullendorff 79 professor pankhurst and his works. To the degree that traditionally the political outlook. Protestant missionaries entered ethiopia, starting in the late nineteenth century, with the goal of proselytizing nonchristian ethnic groups of ethiopia, including the oromo. There is a general feeling that there is ethnic and cultural homogeneity in t. Islamic and islamic egyptian dichotomy over ethiopia was transmitted into the new, modern set of selfdefinitions. Pdf ethiopia holds a special place in the history of muslimchristian relations in africa. The ethiopian waters constitute by far the greater share of the nile, and their sudden arrival creates the august floods that for many millennia have irrigated, or sometimes flooded, the fields of egypt. Oromoo are a cushitic people a nation and an ethnic group native to ethiopia who speak the oromo language. One of the latter was bilal, whom we encountered in chapter 4 as a slave. Ethiopia, the following deserve special appreciation for their encouragement and support.
They are the largest ethnic group in ethiopia and represent 34. Similarly in this region it was decadent and rarely fanatical. They also resisted the policy of religious coercion pursued by the ethiopian rulers of the second half of the 19t h century. The eminent ethiopian islamic scholar hussien ahmed has died at the age of 56 on sunday. A doctorate from birmingham university of united kingdom, he was a prolific writer on islam, with an important book, islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia published in the netherlands in 2001. Introduction the opening of the second half of the nineteenth century was a turning point not only in the political history of northcentral ethiopia in general, and of wallo in particular, but also marked the onset of reverses for islam within the region. Sudanese representations of ethiopia in the early mahdist period, 188589 alzaki ordered his men to bring it yohanness corpse out of the box, and it was brought out. Ethnicity and local identity in the folklore of the south. This research is the result of a series of interviews carried on in addis ababa during my staying there thank to a scholarship from pavia university. The cultivation and use of tobacco were prohibited by the emperor, who associated the substance with satan and impiety. Tewodross policy towards wallo was motivated both by political consideration. Pdf transformations of islam and communal relations in. Islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia by hussein ahmed, 9789004119093, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The journal of islamic studies is a multidisciplinary publication dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of islam and of the islamic world.
Wallo, yajju, and raya, we have already shown, had accepted islam as a bulwark. He died and was buried in korame, a place in habru district, north wollo, ethiopia. This research is the result of a series of interviews carried on in addis. Transformations of islam and communal relations in wallo. A bibliography on christianity in ethiopia jon abbink introduction this bibliography intends to meet the need of researchers and students of christianity in ethiopia and africa to have a survey of the most important published materials on the subject in recent years. Chapter one is a general introduction of the study, presenting the object, the methodology and. Genocidal violence in the making of nation and state in. They can help the wallo oromo people to develop irrigation systems and introduce green revolution technology. Transfer of knowledge in twentiethcentury muslim ethiopia. Accounts of ethiopian orthodox christian adherents of islamic sufi saints 197 even though, a direct link has not been drawn between these writings and the notion of othering, the major arguments of those arguing in favor of communitas underplays a religious boundary formation process or the notion of othering. Accounts of ethiopian orthodox christian adherents of islamic sufi saints 197 even though, a direct link has not been drawn between these writings and the notion of othering, the major arguments of those arguing in favor of communitas underplays a religious boundary formation process or. The historical interaction between islam and christianity in the horn of africa is profoundly connected with the regions specifi c historical, linguistic and cultural characteristics. Islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia revival, reform.
It is astonishing that in the 20th century only two books were published. In ethiopian studies, islam and muslim society has been so poorly studied. It was one of the 19th century famous islamic educations and sufiorder centers in wollo where prominent islamic scholars like shaykh daniy alawal, shaykh daniy althani, and shaykh mohammed zayn successively administered the center and taught lots. This incident was a consequence of the desecration of the quran by an. Transformations of islam and communal relations in wallo, ethiopia jan abbink introduction ethiopia holds a special place in the history of muslimchristian relations in africa. In march 2011, news about the forced flight of christians from western ethiopia stirred a highly charged controversyboth within and beyond ethiopia about the role of islam in the horn of africa. Previous studies have invariably explained this widely known and written about problem in terms of religious differences. Project muse islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia. Prayer points scripture prayers for the amhara, wollo in ethiopia. Pdf the oromo and the historical process of islamisation of. A number of ethiopians lived in mecca at the time of muhammad.
Abebaw yirga adamu ethnic and religious diversity in higher education in ethiopia the case of bahir dar university academic dissertation to be presented, with the permission of. Muslims in a christian nation 111 active throughout the red sea area. Pdf the oromo and the historical process of islamisation. Hussein ahmed, the historiography of islam in ethiopia1. The prophet himself instructed his followers to respect and protect ethiopians. Revival, reform and reaction, hussein ahmed exposes the received wisdom that considers islam a negative factor in ethiopian history and presents islam as a positive factor that has shaped the history of that country. Revival, reform and reaction ewald wagner 248251 pdf peter p. Islam at the beginning of the nineteenth century was mouldering in a state of stagnant equilibrium. Revival, reform and reaction social, economic and political studies of the middle east an. Genocidal violence in the making of nation and state in ethiopia ab stract based on a quali tative histor i calsociological inves ti gation of the incidents of masskillings that have been regis tered during the last one hundred and fifty years, this study concludes that both the unifi cation of. Transformations of islam and communal relations in wallo, ethiopia. This second book was hussein ahmeds islam in nineteenthcentury wello. It covers various fields such as philology, religious studies.
Genocidal violence in the making of nation and state in ethiopia. According to a fox news report, 1 ethiopian muslims set ablaze about 50 churches and dozens of christian homes. Gezahegn getachew and his family in canada, abebe dissasa, fasika melesse, bayleyegn tasew, asnake kefale and his family asnake read and gave me constructive comments on my thesis, elizabeth ayalew and paulos chanie, getachew. Politics and religion in ethiopia a thesis presented to. The only discussion of theoretical positions in relation to islam is found in hussein ahmed. The city is located on a hilltop in the eastern extension of the oromia, about five hundred kilometers from the national capital addis ababa at an elevation of 1,885 meters. Hussein ahmed islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia. Harar as a commercial town key players in harar trade could be classified into four categories.
Some were practicing christians, and a few became prominent in the early muslim community. Revival, reform and reaction social, economic and political studies of the middle east an ahmed, hussein on. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads. Ethiopias narrative2, use this argument as a battering ram to unhinge the historical and political legitimacy of the state of eritrea to exist3. Ethiopia holds a special place in the history of muslimchristian relations in africa. Taxes, tax payers and collectorspre and post menelik. The ethiopian rulers had long feared both islam and the oromo and the thought of.
New perspectives on cultural contact, edited by sunne juterczenka and gesa mackenthun, 11726. On the other side, supporters of the second theory anchor the development of eritrean nationalism and the historical legitimacy of eritrea to exist. S triminghams islam in ethiopia, it took another halfacentury for another major work to be produced. His many articles dealt with different aspects of ethiopian islam.
Regional history and ethnohistory gerhard rohlfs and other. They also resisted the policy of religious coercion pursued by the ethiopian rulers of. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, law, literature, religion, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as. Ethnic and religious diversity in higher education in ethiopia. Islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia revival. Agricultural experts who are familiar with farming in developing countries can help the wallo oromo people gain a better harvest. He ordered them to cut his head off and hang it on a spear. Prior to this time, the wallo, yejju, azabo, and raya oromos had accepted islam as bulwark against being swamped by abyssinian nationalism trimingham, 1965. While presenting an historical account of the internal dynamics of islam in wallo, ethiopia, with particular emphasis on the modes of its introduction and dissemination, and on its relationship with the ethiopian state and regional power structure, this book describes the background to, and manifestations of, the revival and consolidation of islam in the region in the nineteenth century by. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when egyptian history began revolving around new ideas of representative politics, as well as around a territorial concept of 4 the cross and the river. The impact of colonialism on the perceptions of islam and christianity in nineteenth century ethiopia.
Revival, reform and reaction, social, economic, and political studies of the middle east and asia, 74 leidenbostonkoln. Islam has a very long history in the country, going back to the time of the prophet muhammad cuoq 1981, 28. Jan 01, 2004 islam in nineteenthcentury wallo, ethiopia. It is the capital of east hararghe and the capital of the harari region of ethiopia. Revival, reform and reaction hussein ahmed leiden and boston. The great majority of people outside abyssinian areas continued to practice their traditional religious beliefs or islam until the arrival of missionaries. The region has been home to a host of ethnolinguistic groups in the past in. In 615, muhammeds wife and cousin sought refuge at axum aksum with a number of these followers.
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