"Patrick Desplat and Terje Ostebo's volume addresses a real gap in historical and contemporary research and writing on Ethiopia, namely, the multiple interfaces between different religious traditions in the country, most prominently Islam and Christianity. Due to its fresh approach to the field, this text can be regarded as a milestone in recent writing on Ethiopia." - Roman Loimeier, Professor, Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Gottingen, Germany"Few subjects have been more important, and more neglected, in modern Ethiopia than the rapidly changing and growing role of Islam. This scrupulously researched book marks a critical breakthrough in scholarly analysis of the subject, and makes essential reading for understanding developments both in Ethiopia and in the Horn of Africa as a whole." - Christopher Clapham, Professor, Centre of African Studies, Cambridge University, UK"Desplat and Ostebo have produced a volume that is exceptionally timely and important. At a time when old understandings of Islam in Ethiopia are under question, this volume provides an excellent set of in-depth essays that take the conduct and local understandings of religious practice seriously. This book will be required reading for scholars seeking to understand contemporary Ethiopia." - Terrence Lyons, Associate Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Co-Director, Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, USA
