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Originally published in 1966 this study gives a detailed account of all aspects of Gurage life. An introductory chapter on South-West Ethiopia and the history of the area is followed by descriptions of Gurage settlements, ensete (banana-like plants) cultivation, kinship and marriage, the political system and religious organization. The author's fieldwork and discussions with many resident and migrant Gurage in Addis Ababa enabled him to provide a valuable account of a hitherto little known people and ethnographic area.
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Index
Abyssinia, see Ethiopia
Ab emänä, see Trade
Abar, dry season, 32
Abba François Markos, xi
Abba Jawbir, 193
Abba Jifar II, 193
Abba Ramus, see Šehotč, Shaikh Sayyid Budella
Addis Ababa, 27, 29f; Gurage migration to —, 81f; Mweʎät groups in —, 135(fn.44); urbanization in —, 202
Adultery, 125; judge of —, 138, 159; see also Danä
Agäz, war leader title, 24, 106; young initiates awarded —, 132, 138, 156; see also Clan Chief
Agäz Amärga Oqbato, of Chaha, 24; burial of —, 129; honours of —, 157; see also War leader
Agäz Andena, of Gyeto, 207
Agäz And#swta, of Ezha, 207
Agäz Balč#swya, of Amya, 156
Agäz Bange, of Ezha, 207
Agäz Darsamo, of Ennemor, 157
Agäz S#swb#swta, of Muher, 207
Agänna, market village, 70; see also Markets
Age-organizations, absent among Gurage men, 131; ritual — of women, 132ff; see also Mwəyät
Agriculture, Gurage, 1, 33, 45; see also Äsät, Ensete edulis, Ensete Culture Complex
Agnatic kinship, basis of society, 2; — in structure of household, 83, 89 (fn.7), 95; domestic group organized around —, 107; — in notion of unilineal descent, 91ff; — in clan genealogical fiction, 94ff, 97, 101f; — defines rights in land, 91f; see also Lineage
Aksum, invasion of ‘Aksumites’ from —, 5, 6
Amda Syon I, invasion of Gurageland during reign of —, 14ff, 103
Aməst bet Gurage, Five Gurage Houses, 205
Amhara, tribe of, primitive hunters among —, 8; character of — political system, 13; — Ethiopian rule, 15, 18; — land system in Gurageland, 21f; — military colonies in Gurageland, 22f, 25; — post-Italian liberation government, 27f; — attitudes towards Gurage, 34ff; — system of land use, 45; — marriage practice, 87; — cognatic kin ties, 88; 143; — cultural system, 199; — influence in Gurageland, 200
Amharaization, mode of cultural assimilation, 81, 202ff
Amharic, language, influence on Guraginä, 8; — as a lingua franca, 29; — as an agent of culture change, 199
Amya, Chaha clan district, 98, 103
Ancestors, in genealogical record, 94, 98, 101
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- A Note On Orthography
- I Introductory
- II Ecology and Communications
- III Land, Labour, and Ensete
- IV Kinship, Local Organization, Family, and Marriage
- V The Political System: Clanship and Ritual
- VI Religious Organization
- VII Conclusions
- Appendixes
- Bibliographies
- Index