Book review: duudhaa [custom]

Abstract

This book reviewed emphasizes on oromo belief system, norms, culture and custom. The title of book is “duudhaa” (meaning ‘custom’). The book deals with the concepts of waaqeffanna (oromo indigenous religious), mammo gada,waaqaa (god),irreechaa (thank giving ritual) as well ascultural and social issues of the oromo community from emic perspective. In doing so, mammo gada, the author of the book reviewed, utilized exploratory research design where personal observation, life experience and interview were usedto collect primary data through which he assess the achievements and challenges of ‘duudhaa’ oromo (oromo custom).despite mammo has made a paramount contribution in uncovering oromo customary wisdom, his book failed to address the role of oromo’s indigenous knowledge system for ecological preservation and sensitiveness in details.