Understanding Religion and Social Change in Ethiopia

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Toward a Hermeneutic of Covenant

ISBN: 1137269413
ISBN 13: 9781137269416
Autor: Girma, M
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xxi, 219 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

INSIGHT INTO ETHIOPIAN MINDSET: The Ethiopian understanding of politics, economy, social order, etc, is hugely influenced by their religious philosophyTIMELY: In a rapidly changing world, there seems to be a need to conceptualize and re-conceptualize the religion-society nexus in EthiopiaFILLS A GAP: There is no scholarly work dedicated to address this need in relation to EthiopiaINTERDISCIPLINARY: Weaves issues from wide ranging disciplines such as religion, philosophy and political science to chart the terrain of discourse on Ethiopian political theology and its influence on social changeINCLUSIVE: Utilizes materials from both primary (songs, poems, tropes) and secondary (written materials scholarly materials) sources

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Beschreibung

Religiosity is one aspect without which Ethiopian society cannot be fully understood. This book aims to map out the terrain of the discourse in religion-social change nexus in Ethiopian using the notion of covenant as an interpretive tool.

Autorenporträt

Mohammed Girma is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ETF, Leuven, Belgium, and Research Associate at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He previously worked at Yale University as a Visiting Research Fellow, and has published a number of articles in refereed academic journals and book chapters. He currently lives in The Hague, The Netherlands.

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