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**Grizli** · 09-11-2010, 02:56 PM

True, but being "Ethiopian" isn't so new. There's long been a concept, but it was intricately tied to being Christian until the modern (19th c.) period.

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Being Ethiopian is a new concept. Before Ethiopia existed, Abyssinia was confined to regions such as Amhara and Tigray region. Most regions such as Oromo/Afar/Somali/Harar regions identified themselves based on their ethnicity and religion, before the expansion of Christian Ethiopia. Even today, people in Ethiopia label each other by ethnicity more than ever.

Ethiopian sense is very strong in Christian community not the Muslim one. Half of Ethiopia is Muslim, so Ethiopia is a relative new concept in itself.

09-11-2010, 02:56 PM	#31
Grizli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	True, but being "Ethiopian" isn't so new. There's long been a concept, but it was intricately tied to being Christian until the modern (19th c.) period. . Being Ethiopian is a new concept. Before Ethiopia existed, Abyssinia was confined to regions such as Amhara and Tigray region. Most regions such as Oromo/Afar/Somali/Harar regions identified themselves based on their ethnicity and religion, before the expansion of Christian Ethiopia. Even today, people in Ethiopia label each other by ethnicity more than ever. Ethiopian sense is very strong in Christian community not the Muslim one. Half of Ethiopia is Muslim, so Ethiopia is a relative new concept in itself.
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