Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromos
The objective of this research was to examine the functions of geerarsa, a popular folksong for expressing feelings, aspirations and achievements artistically. Thus, different excerpts of geerarsa that depict the socio- cultural function, socio- economic function and socio- political function were c...
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| description | The objective of this research was to examine the functions of geerarsa, a popular folksong for expressing feelings, aspirations and achievements artistically. Thus, different excerpts of geerarsa that depict the socio- cultural function, socio- economic function and socio- political function were collected for the study. Data were gathered using interview, observation and focus group discussion. The data were translated into English and analysed based on the alluded functions. The study shows that geerarsa is sung for different purposes by Oromos in Hababo Guduru. Thus, geerarsa is used as a medium for expressing political aspirations, socio-economic status, and culture besides nurturing children with the desired moral lessons. Thus, the people in the area reflect their norm and moral codes through their folktales. However, acculturation and globalization pose as threat to geerarsa and hence different mechanisms should be put in place to preserve this folksong. There are different materials used during geerarsa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2eae24f45a0477ea0eb0cd9822d4c902024-04-07T04:36:26ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112024-01-019100800Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromosAlemgena Belete Abdeta0Kassaye Gutema Jebessa1Adama Science & Technology University, School of Humanities & Social Sciences Department of English, EthiopiaCorresponding author.; Adama Science & Technology University, School of Humanities & Social Sciences Department of English, EthiopiaThe objective of this research was to examine the functions of geerarsa, a popular folksong for expressing feelings, aspirations and achievements artistically. Thus, different excerpts of geerarsa that depict the socio- cultural function, socio- economic function and socio- political function were collected for the study. Data were gathered using interview, observation and focus group discussion. The data were translated into English and analysed based on the alluded functions. The study shows that geerarsa is sung for different purposes by Oromos in Hababo Guduru. Thus, geerarsa is used as a medium for expressing political aspirations, socio-economic status, and culture besides nurturing children with the desired moral lessons. Thus, the people in the area reflect their norm and moral codes through their folktales. However, acculturation and globalization pose as threat to geerarsa and hence different mechanisms should be put in place to preserve this folksong. There are different materials used during geerarsa.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123004059FolksongHababo GuduruGeerarsaSocial statusHunters |
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| title | Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromos |
| title_full | Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromos |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromos |
| title_short | Social political and didactic functions of ‘geerarsaa’ among Hababo Guduru oromos |
| title_sort | social political and didactic functions of geerarsaa among hababo guduru oromos |
| topic | Folksong Hababo Guduru Geerarsa Social status Hunters |
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