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Title:An Historical-Anthropological Approach to Islam in Ethiopia: Issues of Identity and Politics
Author:Abbink, Jon G.ISNI
Year:1998
Periodical:Journal of African Cultural Studies
Volume:11
Issue:2
Period:December
Pages:109-124
Language:English
Geographic term:Ethiopia
Subjects:Islam
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Religion and Witchcraft
History and Exploration
Politics and Government
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13696819808717830
Abstract:Despite its ancient history in Ethiopia, Islam has always been a secondary status religion in the country. It emerged in the shadow of Christianity and has often suffered from suppression and discrimination. This has had an impact on the social opportunities, religious and civil rights, and the pattern of self-organization of Ethiopian Muslims. During the last decade, new issues of religious identity and communal political identity among Muslims in Ethiopia have emerged in the wake of political and economic reform processes, and as a result of the process of cultural globalization. This article gives a historical overview of the emergence and development of Islam in Ethiopia, its position in the pre-1974 empire and its relationship with Christianity, and changes under the Mengistu regime (1974-1991), which actively discouraged religion in all its forms. Finally, it discusses developments since 1991, paying special attention to questions of identity and the 'ethnic' dimensions of Islam. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum.
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