Revolution and Religion in Ethiopia: The Growth and Persecution of the Mekane Yesus Church, 1974-85: The Growth & Persecution of the Mekane Yesus Church 1945-85 (Eastern African Studies) - Hardcover

Eide, Oyvind M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821413651 ISBN 13: 9780821413654

Verlag: Ohio University Press, 2000

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Studies of the 1974 Ethiopian revolution have hitherto almost completely ignored religion, in spite of the commitment of a great majority of Ethiopian people to one or another religious tradition. Moreover, existing studies focus almost exclusively on the center, on national politics, and on the evolution of national institutions.

This book makes an important contribution to the literature on the Ethiopian revolution and on African church growth and development.

Based on the wealth of materials available from informants, in documentary collections, and in missionary records, in addition to his personal observations, Eide traces the journey from support for the revolution by the church leaders and local members to their suspected alliance with opposition forces. The result is informative, and, at times, moving.

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Øyvind M. Eide is Theological Director and Head of Department for Practical Theology at the School of Mission and Theology.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Ohio University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0821413651
• ISBN 13: 9780821413654
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
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