Initiating Change in Highland Ethiopia:

There are two types of rituals performed by the same people in a rural community in Southern Ethiopia. One appears to be remarkably stable, while the other has undergone massive transformations over the years. Focusing on new ethnographical and historical data from the Gamo Highlands of Southern Ethiopia, Dena Freeman analyzes these rituals and provides fascinating insight into the cultural transformations of a little-known region of the world.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Select glossary
Introduction: theorising change
The recent history of the Gamo Highlands
Production and reproduction
The sacrificial system
The initiatory system
Experiencing change
Assemblies and incremental cultural change
Transformation versus devolution: the organisational dynamics of change
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Initiating Change in Highland Ethiopia: Causes and Consequences of Cultural Transformation

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