book chapter
Kafa
History of the Southern Gonga (southwestern Ethiopia • Wiesbaden • Published In 1982 • Pages: 180-362 , plates
By: Lange, Werner J..
Abstract
This book discusses the history of pre-1897 Kaffa history based on ethnographic field work conducted in 1972-1973. It provides valuable primary data, including verbatim reports of informants’ accounts at numerous points in the text, together with the author’s own reinterpretation of extant ethnographic sources.
- Subjects
- Cultural identity and pride
- History
- Traditional history
- Chief executive
- Form and rules of government
- External relations
- Missions
- Religious denominations
- Territorial hierarchy
- Sacred objects and places
- Mythology
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- Kin relationships
- Recruitment and training
- External trade
- Religious intolerance and martyrs
- Executive household
- Deliberative councils
- Administrative agencies
- Status, role, and prestige
- Taxation and public income
- Real property
- Localized kin groups
- Magic
- Castes
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Organized ceremonial
- Avoidance and taboo
- Religious and educational structures
- culture
- Kaffa
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
- Field Date
- 1972-1973
- Coverage Date
- 1390-1982
- Coverage Place
- Kaffa, Ethiopia
- Notes
- Werner J. Lange
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-348)
- LCCN
- 82219342
- LCSH
- Kaffa (African people)