• DOI:10.1080/0015587X.2010.511461
Corpus ID: 162262757

The Ethiopian Buna (Coffee) Ceremony: Exploring the Impact of Exile and the Construction of Identity through Narratives with Ethiopian Forced Migrants in the United Kingdom

@article{Palmer2010TheEB,
  title={The Ethiopian Buna (Coffee) Ceremony: Exploring the Impact of Exile and the Construction of Identity through Narratives with Ethiopian Forced Migrants in the United Kingdom},
  author={D. Palmer},
  journal={Folklore},
  year={2010},
  volume={121},
  pages={321 - 333}
}

• D. Palmer
• Published 2010
• History
• Folklore

The loss of social networks, customs, rituals, relationships, authority structures and institutions, through which forced migrants had previously engaged and negotiated their sense of self on a daily basis, is key to an understanding of the experiences of migration and, in particular, its impact on personal well-being. This paper reports on oral history interviews undertaken with Ethiopian forced migrants in London, about the traditional Buna (coffee) ceremony. The study indicates that the Buna… Expand

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