African Journal of
History and Culture

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Hist. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6672
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJHC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 196

Full Length Research Paper

Theorizing Namummaa: Oromo relational philosophy (Oromos’ Gift to the World)

Wake Jeo Gerbi
  • Wake Jeo Gerbi
  • Faculty of Theology at the University of Humboldt in Berlin, Germany.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 01 November 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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