Expressions of sacred promise : ritual and devotion in Ethiopian Orthodox Praxis

This thesis investigates the notion of sacred promise, a grounded devotional category for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. It is based on ethnographic research among urban parishes seeking to gather the often dispersed memberships of local Orthodox communities in Dessie, a city of a quarter million re...

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Main Author: Antohin, A. E. S.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2014
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631965