BOOK REVIEW DUUDHAA

THIS BOOK REVIEWED EMPHASIZES ON OROMO BELIEF SYSTEM, NORMS, CULTURE AND CUSTOM. THE TITLE OF BOOK THIS BOOK REVIEWED EMPHASIZES ON OROMO BELIEF SYSTEM, NORMS, CULTURE AND CUSTOM. THE TITLE OF BOOK IS “DUUDHAA” (MEANING ‘CUSTOM’). THE BOOK DEALS WITH THE CONCEPTS OF WAAQEFFANNA (OROMO INDIGENOUS REL...

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Published in:Research and Science Today 2018, Vol.15 (1), p.95-98
Main Author: Edae Tufa, Milkessa
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflicts of interest
Cultural history
Culture
Ethnography
History
Oromo language
Printing machinery
Religion
Rituals
Rivers
Social Sciences
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Summary:THIS BOOK REVIEWED EMPHASIZES ON OROMO BELIEF SYSTEM, NORMS, CULTURE AND CUSTOM. THE TITLE OF BOOK THIS BOOK REVIEWED EMPHASIZES ON OROMO BELIEF SYSTEM, NORMS, CULTURE AND CUSTOM. THE TITLE OF BOOK IS “DUUDHAA” (MEANING ‘CUSTOM’). THE BOOK DEALS WITH THE CONCEPTS OF WAAQEFFANNA (OROMO INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS), MAMMO GADA,WAAQAA (GOD),IRREECHAA (THANK GIVING RITUAL) AS WELL ASCULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF THE OROMO COMMUNITY FROM EMIC PERSPECTIVE. IN DOING SO, MAMMO GADA, THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK REVIEWED, UTILIZED EXPLORATORY RESEARCH DESIGN WHERE PERSONAL OBSERVATION, LIFE EXPERIENCE AND INTERVIEW WERE USEDTO COLLECT PRIMARY DATA THROUGH WHICH HE ASSESS THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF ‘DUUDHAA’ OROMO (OROMO CUSTOM).DESPITE MAMMO HAS MADE A PARAMOUNT CONTRIBUTION IN UNCOVERING OROMO CUSTOMARY WISDOM, HIS BOOK FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ROLE OF OROMO’S INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION AND SENSITIVENESS IN DETAILS.
ISSN:2247-4455
2285-9632