Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia

Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia
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Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 3825856712
ISBN-13 : 9783825856717
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Book Synopsis Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia by : Ulrich Braukämper

Download or read book Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia written by Ulrich Braukämper and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies on Islam in Ethiopia have long been neglected although Islam is the religious confession of almost half of the Ethiopian population. The essays focus on the following topics: Islamic Principalities in Southeast Ethiopia between the 13th and 16th Century * Notes on the Islamization and the Muslim Shrines of the Harar Plateau * The Sanctuary of Shaikh Husayn and the Oromo-Somali Connections in Bale * The Islamization of the Arsi-Oromo; Medieval Muslim Survivals as a Stimulating Factor in the Re-Islamization of Southeastern Ethiopia. The essays are based on the study of written records and on field research in southern parts of the country carried out during the first half of the 1970s.


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