Hermann Amborn

About Hermann Amborn

HERMANN AMBORN is Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Munich. He was trained as a welding engineer and received his diploma in 1964 before going on to complete a PhD in Social Anthropology in 1973 and his habilitation in 1987. He lectured in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Tübingen and Manhatten (Kansas). For several years, he was the spokesman for the working group on ethics of the German Anthropological Association (DGV). Since 1973, his research has focussed on Ethiopia, Kenya and Indonesia and his publications relate to socio-economics (crafts, agriculture, division of work), socio-religion, polycephalous societies, action research, ethics, identity, oral tradition, conflict solving, law and anarchy.