{"product_id":"the-oromo-and-the-christian-kingdom-of-ethiopia-9781847011619","title":"The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst full-length history of the Oromo 1300-1700; explains their key part in the medieval Christian kingdom and demonstrates their importance in shaping Ethiopian history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revisionary account of the Oromo people and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia transforms our perception of the country's development, rebutting the common depiction of the Oromo as no more than a destructive force and demonstrating their significant role in shaping the course of Ethiopian history.\u003cbr\u003e Tracing the early history of the Oromo as part of the Cushitic language speaking family of peoples, it establishes that they were neither foreigners nor newcomers to Ethiopia, but have been an integral part of the indigenous population since at least the first half of the 14th century. The massive 16th-century pastoral Oromo population movement revolutionized relations between the Christians and the Oromo. During the long process of assimilation that followed, with periods of both war and peace in central and southern Ethiopia, Oromo society was able to absorb and assimilate Cushitic and Semitic languagespeakers and Oromize them through the open, democratic and egalitarian \u003ci\u003eGada\u003c\/i\u003e system; while in northern Ethiopia the Oromo themselves were absorbed into Christian Amhara society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Mohammed Hassen is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Georgia State University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Oromo of Ethiopia: A History, 1570 to 1860\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 1990). He is a Contributing Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Oromo Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Horn of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e journal.","brand":"Mohammed Hassen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960396877942,"sku":"9781847011619","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_9d89dfb5-6502-4aa1-94ae-0b4432ad6951.jpg?v=1767797780","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-oromo-and-the-christian-kingdom-of-ethiopia-9781847011619","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}