BOOK REVIEW: DUUDHAA [CUSTOM]

摘要

THIS BOOK REVIEWED EMPHASIZES ON OROMO BELIEF SYSTEM, NORMS, CULTURE AND CUSTOM. THETITLE OF BOOK IS “DUUDHAA” (MEANING ‘CUSTOM’). THE BOOK DEALS WITH THE CONCEPTS OFWAAQEFFANNA (OROMO INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS), MAMMO GADA,WAAQAA (GOD),IRREECHAA(THANK GIVING RITUAL) AS WELL ASCULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF THE OROMO COMMUNITYFROM EMIC PERSPECTIVE. IN DOING SO, MAMMO GADA, THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK REVIEWED,UTILIZED EXPLORATORY RESEARCH DESIGN WHERE PERSONAL OBSERVATION, LIFE EXPERIENCE ANDINTERVIEW WERE USEDTO COLLECT PRIMARY DATA THROUGH WHICH HE ASSESS THE ACHIEVEMENTSAND CHALLENGES OF ‘DUUDHAA’ OROMO (OROMO CUSTOM).DESPITE MAMMO HAS MADE APARAMOUNT CONTRIBUTION IN UNCOVERING OROMO CUSTOMARY WISDOM, HIS BOOK FAILED TOADDRESS THE ROLE OF OROMO’S INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR ECOLOGICALPRESERVATION AND SENSITIVENESS IN DETAILS.