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ReligionsDuring the first millennium of Christian presence in Ethiopia (from the fourth century), church architecture was first in accordance with, and later partially based on, the basilica plan.
Bar Kribus
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A Marginal Note to “Four Sistine Ethiopians?”
Aethiopica, 2013 With reference to Marco Bonechi’s article in this issue of Aethiopica, the present paper briefly surveys the evidence for the 1481 Ethiopian “embassy” to Pope Sixtus IV and then explores the possibility of identifying Anthony, head of that embassy, with “
Gianfranco Fiaccadori
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La circoncision et l’excision en Éthiopie du XVe au XVIIIe siècle : lectures d’un rituel
Afriques, 2010 From an extract of the Maṣḥāfa Berhān written under the supervision of King Zar’a Yā‘eqob (1434-1468) which describes how female circumcision of the girls should be done according to the law of the Old Testament, this article analyses how the excision ...
Marie-Laure Derat
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The Role of the Church in Political Reform
African Theological Journal for Church and SocietyThe Ethiopian Orthodox Church has a profound historical connection with the state, which facilitated the development of Ethiopian education, judicial systems, medical practices, and literature within its context.
Yimenu Adimass Belay
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Vie et miracles de Daniel de Qorqor. Introduction
Afriques, 2014 The Life and the miracles of Daniel of Qorqor are currently known through two manuscripts preserved in the church of Māryām Qorqor in Tigray. The first, dated to 1911 A.D., is available only on a microfilm kept at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in ...
Gérard Colin
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An analysis of Ge’ez language heritage potential: traditional church schools and the practices of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Churches. [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2018 Traditional church schools and churches hold an irreplaceable share in the development of Ge’ez language heritage. The objective of the research was to analyze the potential and challenges of Ge’ez language heritage for the development of tourism in the ...
Ertiban Demewoz Molla
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Western Iconography’s Impact on Ethiopian Painting: European Hell in Ethiopian Churches
Oriental Courier, 2019 While the Ethiopian Christian iconography relies on two major artistic traditions—Byzantine and Western European, the iconography of infernal demons was inspired specifically by Western European art. The Ethiopian tradition has developed four basic iconographic types of demons, each going back to different artistic schools, both in terms of place of ...
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Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2019 Belonging to religious communities is of great importance for many migrants coming to Europe. This article focusses on one such community, a Lutheran Ethiopian/Eritrean Mekane Yesus association in Stockholm, and its relations with the Church of Sweden ...
Kristina Helgesson Kjellin
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International Journal of the Commons, 2017 Some of the only Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia today is on lands managed by followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, where for centuries priests and communities have conserved forest groves around church buildings.
Travis William Reynolds +3 more
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Harambee! 3.0: Addressing HIV-Stigma and Increasing HIV-Testing in Three African Immigrant Communities in King County. [PDF]
Prog Community Health PartnershChao JS +15 more
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