Luba
Understanding the intricacies of generational set, age and identity in the Gada system, Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gemeda Odo Roba (0000-0001-7630-9651, Bule Hora University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2025.2453644 |
| OpenAlex | W4406383649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This study investigated the intricacies of Luba structure and its dimensions of generation set, age, and identity in the Guji society, Southern Ethiopia. The study opted for in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions as techniques of data production, while the analysis was conducted thematically using qualitative descriptions. The findings indicated that Luba is a broad and multifaceted concept that has wider implications in the Gada system. It indicates the Gada parties, namely Muudana, Halchiisa, Dhallana, Harmuufa, and Roobale; fourteen generational sets ranging from Dabballee to Jaarsa Ginya, socially constructed age, and identity in the Gada system. Luba is the structural basement, on which the Gada system was built, and has been functioning. It also shapes an individual’s and social groups’ identity, access to social privileges, social status, and power, serving as the core heritage and backbone of the Gada system. Thus, collaborative efforts are strongly needed for further documentation, preservation, and promotion of Luba for the practicability and sustainability of the Gada system, one of the UNESCO-inscribed intangible heritages
Aesthetics · Art · Genealogy · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · History · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |