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T1 - Atete: A Multi-functional Deity of Oromo Women with Particular Emphasis on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Management.
Y1 - 03-06-2019
N2 - The roles of women in any society were the focuses of many researchers. Some of them compared with the role of men in the development of human rights and conflict resolution concluded that the women role was limited. But this is not true for Oromo women. For this reason, this paper briefly discusses the roles of Atete Oromo women deity in socio-cultural lives of the Oromo nation. The research explores how Oromo women used this deity to defend their rights and solve the arising conflict in society peacefully. It also outlines special cultural and ritual objects women used to promote peace, human rights, social justice; to overcome natural disasters through prayers and to strike cosmos balance between the creator and creatures. There is a dearth of written material which deals with Atete, the researcher, therefore, depend on some data that come from interviews, informant narration, Atete hymns and observation of the ceremony for many years. Later, these sources were cross-checked with other fragmentary written materials. Based on the investigation and analysis of these sources, the writer concluded that the Oromo society developed a highly sophisticated Atete institution to safeguard women rights and protect the rights of the weak group at least from the time of Gadaa advent. Ever since they also used it for solving the arising conflict in Oromo. Moreover, contrary to what many earlier writers have suggested, Atete is not only confined to fertility matter but also deal with many issues that affect all Oromo groups including male as this investigation establishes.
JF - Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
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VL - 4
IS - 5
UR - journalofsocialsciences.org/article/19/
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M3 - 10.12944/CRJSSH.2.1.03
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