Towards Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options—Synthesis and Conclusions

2022 ◽  
pp. 339-345
Author(s):  
Mengistie Kindu ◽  
Thomas Schneider ◽  
Alemayehu Wassie ◽  
Mulugeta Lemenih ◽  
Demel Teketay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethiopian Church

scholarly journals Royal Names in Medieval Ethiopia and their Symbolism

Scrinium ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ekaterina V. Gusarova
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Written Sources ◽  
Ethiopian Church

Abstract Millenarianism, widespread among Christians in general, was also deep-rooted in the flock of the Ethiopian Church. Several ideas of that kind occur in Ethiopic written sources. In particular, they appear in the treatise composed in Gəʿəz language probably around the 16th–17th centuries AD. This work bears a title Fəkkare Iyäsus (“The Explication of Jesus”) and is dedicated to the last days of the World. Eschatological ideas about the appearance of a righteous King from the Orient became popular among the Ethiopian Christians and are well attested in royal chronicles. Chiliastic aspirations were prevalent during the period of political disintegration in the late 18th – mid-19th centuries AD known as the “Epoch of the Judges”. The strong expectation for a graceful and powerful reign encouraged some clergymen to make prophecies. This tendency was manifested in the Ethiopian royal historiography and especially in royal onomastics.

The Coptic and Ethiopian Dispute over Deir al-Sultan in Jerusalem

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Simaika ◽  
Nevine Henein
Keyword(s):  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Coptic Orthodox Church ◽  
Coptic Orthodox ◽  
Ethiopian Orthodox ◽  
Ethiopian Church

This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's involvement in the dispute between the Copts and Ethiopians regarding what is known as Deir al-Sultan or the Imperial Monastery in Jerusalem. Ethiopia has long been acquainted with monotheism, and the Ethiopian Church is the largest of all the Oriental Orthodox churches. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria has a longstanding relationship with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Tawahedo Church. Tawahedo means 'unified,' referring to the single unified nature of Christ, as opposed to the belief in the two natures of Christ held by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. The patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and many others had refused to accept the two-natures doctrine decreed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451, and these churches are sometimes referred to as monophysite. Simaika maintained that Deir al-Sultan belonged to the Coptic community from time immemorial.

Understanding Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in and Surrounding the Ethiopian Church Forests

2022 ◽  
pp. 11-30
Author(s):  
Mengistie Kindu ◽  
Degefie Tibebe ◽  
Demeke Nigussie ◽  
Thomas Schneider ◽  
Martin Döllerer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Land Cover Dynamics ◽  
Ethiopian Church

Ethiopian church forests: a socio-religious conservation model under change

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 674-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Orlowska ◽  
Peter Klepeis
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Model ◽  
Ethiopian Church

scholarly journals The Resilience of Ethiopian Church Forests: Interpreting Aerial Photographs, 1938–2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Scull ◽  
Catherine L. Cardelús ◽  
Peter Klepeis ◽  
Carrie L. Woods ◽  
Amaury Frankl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Ethiopian Church

THE ETHIOPIAN CHURCH

1949 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-187
Author(s):  
Blatta Marsie-Hazen
Keyword(s):  
Ethiopian Church

scholarly journals Pastophoria and Altars: Interaction in Ethiopian Liturgy and Church Architecture

Aethiopica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 7-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Fritsch ◽  
Michael Gervers
Keyword(s):  
Church Architecture ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
The West ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
Present Discussion ◽  
Bear Witness ◽  
The Church ◽  
Holy Place ◽  
Ethiopian Church ◽  
Church Buildings

FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS BELONGING TO THE ARTICLE SEE SUPPLEMENTARY FILES > There are three parts to the interior space of ancient Ethiopian churches: a sanctuary (Mäqdäs) which is expanded into the “Holy Place” (Qǝddǝst) and the place of the assembly (Qǝne maḥlet). Four rooms stand at the corners of a cross-in-square interior: two service rooms on either side of a narthex-like entrance-room, westwards and, more important for the present discussion, two eastern service rooms which flank the sanctuary. These are called the pastophoria. After early input from Syria-Palestine, the Ethiopian basilicas took on an Aksumite character. Their development continued in a loose relationship with changes on the Egyptian scene, notably with a double phenomenon: the evolution of the rite and place of preparation of the bread and wine for Mass (the prothesis), and the demand for more altars at a time when churches could not be multiplied in Egypt. A study of architectural changes in the churches, alongside a comparison of liturgical practices and clues found in iconography and Coptic and Syriac literature, can bear witness to how the liturgy of the Ethiopian Church developed. Such investigation is all the more important because the absence of written documentation until the 13th century has left the church buildings as almost the only evidence available for study. The present study concentrates on the evolution and eventual disappearance of the pastophoria. The nature and location of the altars provides further evidence for dating. It should be noted that Ethiopia does not entirely abide by the Coptic models, essentially because what provoked change in Egypt did not exist in Ethiopia. Many questions still remain to be answered, including: When and where did the large monolithic altar of the permanent Coptic altar type first appear? Why are the West-Syriac and Ethiopian Churches today the only ones to celebrate Mass in a synchronized manner? We hope to address these and other questions at a later date.

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