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  • 1.
    Hellsten, Sirkku
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Research Unit.
    Afrikkalainen filosofia ja rasismi2017In: Rasismi ja filosofia / [ed] Jani Sinokki, Turku: Eetos , 2017, p. 147-165Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 2.
    Hellsten, Sirkku
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Research Unit.
    Rheotric and Politics of 'New Africa'2016In: Théories de la justice: Justice globale, agents de la justice et justice de genre : Semininaires doctoraux de Youndé; Yaoundé PhD seminars 2012-2014 / [ed] Ernest-Marie Mbonda and Thierry Ngosso, Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain , 2016, p. 83-95Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 3.
    Hellsten, Sirkku K.
    University of Dar es Salaam.
    Africa humanism in re-conceptualization of global development: bringing ethics back to governance2013In: Zanzibar Yearbook of Law, Vol. 3, p. 3-24Article in journal (Other academic)
  • 4.
    Melber, Henning
    The Nordic Africa Institute.
    Faith as politics: reflections in commemoration of Beyers Naudé (1915-2004)2015Collection (editor) (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Beyers Naudé was in his later life one of the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activists. Convinced by the strength of his faith he took a courageous political stand in a time in South African history when it was much needed. In May 2015, Oom Bey's hundredth birthday was reason to remember and celebrate his service to the people. Faith As Politics is an anthology with contributions from researchers, diplomats, activists and clergies who all have one thing in common – they were all engaged in the struggle against apartheid at the same time as Naudé. And almost all of them worked with him in one way or another. This is a unique depiction of aman whose faith, struggle and courage deserve to be recognized.

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  • 5.
    Oestigaard, Terje
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Rainbows, pythons and waterfalls: heritage, poverty and sacrifice among the Busoga, Uganda2019Book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Cultural and natural heritage is a fundamental part of society and crucial in any development process; yet because of the complexity, it has proved difficult to incorporate culture and tradition in actual policy practice. Here the rich heritage of the Busoga is explored, using the water cosmology at the Itanda Falls in Uganda, with a specific emphasis on a rainmaking ritual and sacrifice to the rain-god during a drought. While rainmaking rituals cannot mitigate climate change in the modern world, and while fewer and fewer people believe in the traditional religion, the past and its traditions are still sources for the future. As we rethink the role of heritage in the processes of poverty alleviation, it is argued, a strong emphasis on cultural and natural heritage is one of the most efficient and important areas of long-term development in an era of globalization, when traditions are disappearing. Without a past, there is no future.

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    Oestigaard, Terje
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Agrarian Change, Property and Resources.
    Witchcraft, witch killings and Christianity: The works of religion and parallel cosmologies in Tanzania2015In: Looking back, looking ahead: land, agriculture and society in East Africa: a festschrift for Kjell Havnevik / [ed] Michael Ståhl, Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2015, p. 182-199Chapter in book (Other academic)
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    Oestigaard, Terje
    et al.
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Agrarian Change, Property and Resources.
    Abawa Firew, Gedef
    University of Bergen.
    Gish Abay – the source of the Blue Nile2011In: Water and Society / [ed] In Pepper, D. W. & Brebbia, C. A., Southampton. Boston: WIT Press, 2011, p. 27-38Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The river Nile is by many seen as the most important river in the world. The source of the Blue Nile is a spring called Gish Abay in Ethiopia. This is the source of Gilgal Abay (meaning the little Abay), which is the most voluminous of the some sixty rivers flowing into Lake Tana. Although the Nile Quest has attracted emperors and explorers alike since Antiquity, after the sources of the Nile were discovered the majority of studies have focused on hydrology and not on cultural and religious aspects of the river. Gish Abay has been seen as the outlet of the river Gihon flowing directly from Paradise linking this world with Heaven. The holiness of Abay and the source in particular have had and still have an important role in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Moreover, before the source was Christianised it had a central role in the indigenous religion where lavish ox sacrifices were conducted. Thus, in this article we highlight the ritual and religious role of Gish Abay in a historic perspective.

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    Rosander, Eva
    et al.
    The Nordic Africa Institute.
    Westerlund, David
    African Islam and Islam in Africa: Encounters between Sufis and Islamists1997Collection (editor) (Other academic)
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  • 9. Stern, Maria
    et al.
    Eriksson Baaz, Maria
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Conflict, Displacement and Transformation. Göteborgs universitet.
    Telling Perpetrator’s stories: a reflection on effects and ethics2015In: Teaching About Rape in War and Genocide / [ed] edited by John K. Roth, Carol Rittner, London: Palgrave , 2015Chapter in book (Refereed)
  • 10.
    Østigård, Terje
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Research Unit.
    The religious Nile: water, ritual and society since ancient Egypt2018Book (Refereed)
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