Religious Mahbär in Ethiopia: Ritual Elements, Dynamics, and Challenges

This article explores the religious association mahbär, also called tsïwwa, in Ethiopia. Data from lay practitioners as well as priests show that religious mahbär has many religious as well as social functions. It is a ritual with long traditions in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahedo Church. The author...

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Authors: Flemmen, Anne Britt (Author) ; Zenebe, Mulumebet (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2016, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-31
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ethiopia / Äthiopische Kirche / Ritual / Socio-cultural change
RelBib Classification:KBL Near East and North Africa
KDF Orthodox Church
Further subjects:B religious association Ethiopian Orthodox Täwahïdo Christian mahbär tsïwwa commemoration zïkïr gender modernization
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