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The spread of Catholicism in Ethiopia during the seventeenth century. History of manners approach

open access: yesStudies in African Languages and Cultures, 2004
The Jesuit mission sought for many years to subdue the Ethiopian Orthodox Church to the Roman Catholic Church. The Jesuits believed in the Ignatian conception of the Church as the mystical body of Christ, and thus treated the Ethiopian Church like a ...
Leonardo Cohen
doaj  

The Geoarchaeology of Agricultural Terraces in Europe: Construction, Resilience and Implications for Sediment Delivery

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 40, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT Although the primary purpose of agricultural terracing can be assumed to be food production, it has been suggested that a secondary purpose was the control of soil erosion. In this paper, we explore this thesis with multi‐proxy data from the TerrACE project, which studied 20 sites in a latitudinal transect across Europe.
Antony G. Brown   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Ethiopian “Renaissance” Queen? Mentewab as Protector of Arts and Patron of Iconography [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology
In Ethiopia, the period from the late 16th and 17th Centuries has caused a controversy because some consider this period as Ethiopia’s recovery from religious, civil conflicts as well as sectarian discord, while others including Kofi Darkwah (1975 ...
Raita Steyn
doaj   +1 more source

Religion in public spaces: emerging Muslim–Christian polemics in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In Ethiopia, as in other parts of Africa, relations between Christians and Muslims show a new dynamic under the impact of both state policies and global connections.
Abbink, G.J.
core   +4 more sources

The house is coming from inside the call

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 1, Page 208-219, March 2025.
Abstract You are reading the first sentence of this essay. In fact, outside of this abstract and a brief introduction, there are only first sentences in this essay, all collected from anthropology monographs and articles. Anthropology is a promiscuous discipline, but there are only about half a dozen ways to begin an anthropology essay.
Lachlan Summers
wiley   +1 more source

Le coût de la mort dans les communautés chrétiennes en Éthiopie

open access: yesAfriques, 2012
In Orthodox Christian communities in Ethiopia, the loss of a person entails a considerable economic cost for the families concerned, due to funeral ceremonies and the number of attendees. Death is an occasion for transfers of material goods and exchanges
Stéphane Ancel
doaj   +1 more source

Low awareness and affordability are major drivers of low consumption of animal‐source foods among children in Northern Ethiopia: A mixed‐methods study

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 21, Issue 1, January 2025.
In resource‐constrained settings such as Ethiopia, children often have limited access to nutritious animal‐source foods (ASFs). In the Amhara region, despite a large and diverse livestock population, only one in ten children consume at least one type of ASF.
Taddese Zerfu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gum and Resins Production in Ethiopia’s Drylands: A Critical Review of Value Chain, Governance, and Policy Frameworks

open access: yesInternational Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Natural gum and resins from Ethiopia’s drylands are vital nontimber resources that support rural livelihoods and the economy. They benefit pastoral communities by diversifying incomes and promoting sustainability. This paper explores the distribution, ecology, and trade of gum–resins‐producing tree species, highlighting the roles of various ...
Alemayehu Hido   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Elevation Zones on Woody Species Carbon Dynamics: Evidence From Abasayu Monastery Forest, Northwestern Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Forestry Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Forests are essential for regulating the climate through carbon sequestration although their capacity varies depending on height and management techniques. The study evaluated the carbon stocks dynamics in soil and woody species over an elevation gradient in Abasayu Monastery Forest, northwestern Ethiopia.
Enyew Esubalew   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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