To Whom to Pray?: The Booranticha Offering and Competitive Religious Premising (Oromo/Ethiopia)
The article discusses Booranticha, a sacrificial ritual among Oromo and some Amhara for the well-being of the family, its herds, and possessions, which is performed once a year by husband and wife in many farming households of central Ethiopia. During the ritual, food offerings are made and a higher...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Numen
Year: 2022, Volume: 69, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 287-325 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Äthiopische Kirche
/ Galla
/ Sacrifice
/ Addressee
/ Competition
/ Interfaith dialogue
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BB Indigenous religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDF Orthodox Church |
| Further subjects: | B
northeast Africa
B Galla B Monotheism B Ritual B Sacrifice B Exegesis B Offering B Ethiopia |
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