Localising Salafism [electronic resource] : religious change among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia / by Terje Østebø,

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Østebø, Terje.

Series:

Islam in Africa ; v. 12.

Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Ethiopia--History.

Islam.

SalafìIyah--Ethiopia.

SalafìIyah.

Oromo (African people)--Ethiopia.

Oromo (African people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The political transition in 1991 and the new regime’s policy towards the ethnic and religious diversity in Ethiopia have contributed to increased activities from various Islamic reform movements. Among these, we find the Salafi movement which expanded rapidly throughout the 1990's, particularly in the Oromo-speaking south-eastern parts of the country. This book sheds light on the emergence and expansion of Salafism in Bale. Focusing on the diversified body of situated actors and their role in the process of religious change, it discusses the early arrival of Salafism in the late 1960's, follows it through the Marxist period (1974-1991) before discussing the rapid expansion of the movement in the 1990's. The movement’s dynamics and the controversies emerging as a result of the reforms are discussed, particularly with reference to different understandings of sources for religious knowledge and the role of Islamic literacy.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Chapter One Introduction

Chapter Two Salafism, Localisation and Religious Change

Chapter Three The Islamisation of South-east Ethiopia and Bale

Chapter Four The Religious Universe of the Oromo in Bale

Chapter Five The Emergence of Salafism in Bale

Chapter Six Responding to Salafism

Chapter Seven The Derg and Processes of Change

Chapter Eight Democratisation and Daʿwa

Chapter Nine Salafism, Politics and Ethnicity

Chapter Ten Concluding Discussion

Glossary

List of Informants

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-29242-4

9786613292421

90-04-21749-5

OCLC:

756484395