Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgements viii
5. Oromo Glossary xiv
6. Standardization of the Spelling of Ethiopian Names xvi
7. List of Maps xviii
8. Chronology xix
9. Introduction 1
10. 1 Early Interactions among the Oromo, Christian and Muslim Peoples: Traditions and Institutions 15
11. 2 Oromo Peoples in the Medieval Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia before 1500 62
12. 3 The Homelands of the Pastoral Oromo before 1500 105
13. 4 The Pastoral Oromo Confront the Christian Expansion, 1440s−1559 138
14. 5 Movements of Pastoral Oromo into the Christian Kingdom, 1559−1600 175
15. 6 Abba Bahrey’s Zenahu le Galla and its Impact on Emperor Za-Dengel’s War against the Oromo, 1603−1604 222
16. 7 The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom, 1600−1618 259
17. 8 Oromo Christianization, Conflict and Identity, 1618–1700 297
18. Epilogue 337
19. Bibliography 354
20. Index 366