Abstract
The Stranger at the Feast: Prohibition and Mediation in an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Community, by Tom Boyleston
Highlights
Berkeley: University of California Press 2018 In The Stranger at the Feast: Prohibition and Mediation in an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Community, Tom Boylston blazes a new path for ethnography in Ethiopia in eloquent terms
Anthropology was slow to develop in Ethiopia due to its link with colonial rule, but ethnographers have been tasked with educating the public on the cultural richness of Ethiopia
For example, is prohibited within the Ethiopian society, but prohibitions are always accompanied by mediations that can been observed in intrareligious events
Summary
THE STRANGER AT THE FEAST: PROHIBITION AND MEDIATION IN AN ETHIOPIAN Berkeley: University of California Press 2018 In The Stranger at the Feast: Prohibition and Mediation in an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Community, Tom Boylston blazes a new path for ethnography in Ethiopia in eloquent terms. "The Stranger at the Feast" is not overly historical, the ethnography delves into the sociohistorical significance of ritual prohibitions and their mediation among the inhabitants of Zegeña.
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