Understanding Religion and Social Change in Ethiopia [electronic resource] : Toward a Hermeneutic of Covenant /
Girma, M.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Introduction; One The Hermeneutic of "Wax and Gold"; Two The Hermeneutic of Demystification; Three The Hermeneutic of Compartmentalization; Four Toward a New Hermeneutic of Covenant; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Religion—History.
Africa—History.
Ethnology—Africa.
Philosophy, Asian.
Economic development.
Social change.
Religion and sociology.
History of Religion.
African History.
African Culture.
Non-Western Philosophy.
Development and Social Change.
Religion and Society.