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The Pure and the Pious: Corporeality, Flow, and Transgression in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity

The Journal of Religion in Africa, 2013
Abstract This article addresses a key problem at the intersection of medicine and religion: how do people fashion themselves into moral subjects in the midst of acute bodily suffering? In particular, how can we situate the wounded, porous body of obstetric fistula in relation to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian ideals of purity and containment? Through an
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Effect of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (EtOC) religious fasting with vegan diet on changes of blood metabolites and body composition: an observational study

Nutrire, 2019
Studies on Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (EtOC) religious fasting with vegan diet influencing body composition and blood metabolites remain limited. This study assessed the effect of consuming a vegan diet on changes of body composition and blood metabolites in a group of EtOC religious fasters and associated results with cardio-metabolic health ...
Wondyefraw Mekonen, Diresibachew Haile
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Geometry of blessing: embodiment, relatedness, and exorcism amongst Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2018
This thesis is about kinship, neighbourliness, sainthood, fasting and exorcism among Orthodox Christians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The uncertainties of providing for oneself and one’s family in the city make people deeply reliant on neighbours, kin, and religious networks in order to survive.
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