TY  - BOOK
AU  - Girma,Mohammed
TI  - Understanding religion and social change in Ethiopia : towards a hermeneutic of covenant 
SN  - 9781137269416
AV  - BL2470.E8 G57 2012
U1  - 200.963 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Social change
KW  - Ethiopia
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Religion et politique
KW  - ©ØEthiopie
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - General
KW  - Religion, Politics & State
KW  - Religion
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The hermeneutic of "wax and gold" -- The hermeneutic of demystification -- The hermeneutic of compartmentalization -- Toward a new hermeneutic of covenant
N2  - "Social and political history of Ethiopia has proven, time and again, that abrupt change did not suit the cultural nature of its society. The reason is that Ethiopia is an ancient society anchored in religiously laden value system. As a result, the ready-made changes tailored by the political entrepreneurs with no participation of the grassroots did not suit social memory of the mass. Instead of sudden rapture, this calls for the continuity of some elements of traditional values. This study therefore aims to use the metaphor of covenant thinking as a hermeneutical tool that can be used as medium to negotiate change and transition without fear of risking cultural identity"--
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