The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and its role in the State before 1974
https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2021-60
Abstract
The aim of the study is to consider the role and place of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church in preserving the ancient traditions and culture of the peoples of Ethiopia. The history of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is closely related to that of the Alexandrian Orthodox Church, but for a significant part of its history it fought for autocephaly, which was achieved only under Emperor Haile Selassie I. The most important function of the Church in Ethiopia was education and spread of literacy, the preservation and transfer of knowledge in the field of religion and public administration. The objective of the study is to analyze how this function was implemented during the first half of the XX century. The research is based on the documents of the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation and of the Ethiopian Microfilm Laboratory EMML.
Supporting agencies: We thank Joseph Friedman for his consultation.
About the Authors
Nigusie Wolde Michae Kassaye
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nigusie Kassaye Wolde Michael, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Moscow
Yu. N. Buzykina
Moscow Kremlin Museums
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia N. Buzykina, PhD in art history, researcher
Moscow
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Kassaye N., Buzykina Yu.N. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and its role in the State before 1974. Russian Journal of Church History. 2021;2(3):5-22. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2021-60
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