A Philosophical Perspicacity into Environmentcentered Ritual in Ethiopia

Abstract

The circle-dominated Adbar Ritual unfolds in a manner where everything in its procession comes in the shape of albo (which in Amharic means zero or circle-like). The objectives of this research were meant to show the metaphysical implications of the albo-shapes dominated ritual concerning the zero-point field theory of Quantum physics and to explain the significance of environment-friendly ethos that is deeply embedded in the Adbar ritual. To this end, this study availed itself of methods that are home to philosophy. So came in handy first and foremost was a gamut of methods that are denizens of criticality and rationality. Intent on substantiating the metaphysical fndings of the study within an Ethiopian context, I conducted fieldwork, wherein stood prominent the Adbar ritual, at Debeso Giorgis kebele, East Arsi zone, Oromiya regional state, Ethiopia. And that was where methods of data gathering such as unstructured interviews with key informants and focus group discussions stepped in. The study unearthed findings that hold we are inalienably connected with the rest of the cosmological energy in the plenum dubbed zero-point energy. The Adbar ritual in its Albo (circle) centered ensemble is a cultural confirmation of the metaphysical reality that lies beyond the physical givens.