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