A Contextual Reading of Ethiopian Crosses through Form and Ritual : Kaleidoscopes of Meaning /

An exploration of the ways in which crosses reflect and shape ideas and practices in Ethiopian culture: from religious values and rituals to magic and apocalyptic beliefs, and from individual identities to socio-political structures and power relations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evangelatou, Maria (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2018]
Temas:
Crosses > Ethiopia.
Christian art and symbolism > Ethiopia.
Christianity and culture > Ethiopia.
Christianity > Ethiopia > Rites and ceremonies.
Christianisme > Éthiopie > Rites et cérémonies.
RELIGION > Christianity > Orthodox.
Christian art and symbolism
Christianity and culture
Crosses
Ethiopia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER ONE. ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
  • CHAPTER TWO. THE CROSS IN THE CONTEXT OF ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN CULTURE
  • CHAPTER THREE. INTERPRETING ETHIOPIAN CROSSES: THE SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE OF FORM
  • CHAPTER FOUR. A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO ETHIOPIAN CROSSES: THE FABRIC OF RITUAL AND THE TREE OF CULTURE
  • CONCLUSION. ETHIOPIAN CROSSES AS TIMEFUL GENERATIVE ASSEMBLIES OF MEANING AND DOING
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY

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