The study scrutinizes the virtue and limits of the Gereb aboriginal conflict reconciliation device among Wejerat people of Hintalo-Wejerat, Southeastern Tigray, with particular emphasis on the virtue of Gereb institution. The functions that Tegaru’s aboriginal religious institution serve other than the religious purpose have rarely been treated in Ethiopia in general and Tigray literature in particular. Thus, this research aims to fill this gap by examining the virtue of Gereb institutions in conflict reconciliation and the formal institution in the area. To realize the intended objectives, the study employed a qualitative approach. Important data for the study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected using instruments such as a semi-structured in-depth interview, observation, focus group discussion, and case study. The data collected from both sources were organized thematically and analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the study reveal that economic and social-cultural factors are the major causes of conflict. Land-related conflicts, such as conflict over land “ownership” rights, claiming tracts of adjacent farmland, grazing land, and inheritance, are the main causes of conflict related to economic interests. In this regard, the Gereb/Abo Gereb aboriginal conflict reconciliation device has been explored as a viable psycho-social method of conflict resolution, justice administration, and peace-building; and its key outcomes in interrelated psycho-social areas have been identified and highlighted. The study demonstrates that diverse cases of civil and criminal matters in the study area are resolved according to the long-lived customary and religious laws.

该研究审查了提格雷东南部 Hintalo-Wejerat 的 Wejerat 人中 Gereb 土著冲突和解装置的优点和局限性，特别强调了 Gereb 机构的优点。特加鲁原住民宗教机构除宗教目的之外的其他功能在埃塞俄比亚的一般情况下，特别是提格雷文学中很少被处理。因此，本研究旨在通过检查 Gereb 机构在冲突和解中的优势以及该地区的正式机构来填补这一空白。为了实现预期目标，该研究采用了定性方法。该研究的重要数据是从主要和次要来源收集的。主要数据是使用半结构化深度访谈、观察、焦点小组讨论、和案例研究。从两个来源收集的数据按主题进行组织并进行定性分析。研究结果表明，经济和社会文化因素是冲突的主要原因。与土地有关的冲突，如土地“所有权”权利、相邻农田、牧场、继承权的冲突，是经济利益冲突的主要原因。在这方面，人们探索了 Gereb/Abo Gereb 土著冲突和解装置，将其作为解决冲突、司法行政和建设和平的一种可行的心理社会方法；并确定并强调了其在相互关联的心理社会领域的主要成果。