In Search of the Debtera: An Intimate Narrative on Good and Evil in Ethiopia Today

This article aims to illustrate through a social narrative the role and function of the debtera and their affiliation with the sacred and the profane in the Christian Orthodox regions of Ethiopia today. The article argues that though the debtera are subject to moral opprobrium, they are able to brea...

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Main Author: De Ménonville, Siena 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 105-144
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Debtera / Äthiopische Kirche / The Holy / The Profane
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDF Orthodox Church
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B Morality
B Magic
B Religion
B Talisman
B Debtera
B Ethiopia
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