Governance, Ritual and Law: Tulama Oromo Gadaa Assemblies
Article by Andrea Nicolas
in: Proceedings of the XVth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg July 20-25, 2003, ed. by Uhlig, Siegbert. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Press 2006, pp. 168-176.
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Proceedings of the XVth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg July 20-25, 2003
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Abstract:
The article joins in the anthropological discussion about the political or ritual character of the Oromo gadaa age- and generation system, stating that, basically, gadaa is a form of socio-political organisation. It is shown in the paper, how the ritual cycle of gadaa ensures the operation of the traditional government of the Tulama-Oromo by setting the frame for the highest assembly of this group, which is at the same time a high court, a legislative organ and a decision-making governmental body. Ritual, here, mainly serves as a tool for the maintenance of the Tulama governmental organisation. In this context, the notion of the ‘organisational capability’ of ritual shall be explored.