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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Main Author: Nicolas, Andrea (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Numen
Year: 2022, Volume: 69, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 287-325
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Äthiopische Kirche / Galla / Sacrifice / Addressee / Competition / Interfaith dialogue
RelBib 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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