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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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| 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
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| 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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