Islam & ethnicity in Northern Kenya & Southern Ethiopia / Günther Schlee with Abdullahi A. Shongolo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schlee, Günther.

Contributor:

Shongolo, Abdullahi A.

Series:

Eastern African studies (London, England)

Eastern Africa series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Kenya.

Islam.

Islam--Ethiopia.

Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Islam.

Ethnicity.

Kenya--Politics and government--1978-.

Kenya.

Politics and government.

Ethiopia--Politics and government--1974-.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

ix, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Islam and ethnicity in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, 2012.

Summary:

The recent ethnic violence in Kenya has been preceded by a process of territorialization and politicization of ethnicity. This study examines a marginalized part of Kenya, the semi-arid north inhabited by pastoralists of three language groups-speakers of Oromo, Somali, and Rendille. It spans different periods of time, from early processes of ethnic differentiation between groups, through the colonial period when differences were reflected in administrative policies, to recent times, when global discourses, particularly those related to indigeneity and Islam, are tapped by local political agents and ethnic entrepreneurs.

A companion volume to Pastoralism and Politics in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia, this book is based on over thirty-four years of field research and synthesizes findings from history and political anthropology. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction 1

1 Pax Borana 19

2 Non-Proto-Rendille-Somali Elements of Modern Ethnic Groups 39

3 Modern Trends 71

4 Ecology and Politics 111

5 The Impact of War on Ethnic and Religious Identification in Southern Ethiopa in the Early 1990s / Abdullahi A. Shongolo Shongolo, Abdullahi A. 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-[178]) and index.

ISBN:

1847010466

9781847010469

OCLC:

746834934

Publisher Number:

99949633279