Browsing by Author "Kebede, Mengistu"

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    Gädlä Ḥawaryat: Critical Edition and Translation (Some Selected Sections)
    (Addis Ababa University, 2016-03) Kebede, Mengistu; Tefera, Amsalu (PhD); Seyoum, Mulugeta (PhD)
    This study mainly consists of a partial Critical Edition and Translation of the long collection of Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, known as Gädlä Ḥawaryat which is one of the earliest translations from Arabic into Ethiopic. The main objective of this research is to carry out Critical Edition and Translation of the Ms Gädlä Ḥawaryat. A study of the Ethiopic text was previously treated by many scholars. Nevertheless, Critical Edition and Translation based on different versions of the text were not done according to the Neo- Lachmannian methodology. The researcher has ascertained that there are more than hundred Gädlä Ḥawaryat manuscripts in Ethiopian monasteries, Churches and European libraries. The researcher recognized the lists of eighty one manuscripts of Gädlä Ḥawaryat, and one published text. For long collection of apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, constraint of time and financial problem due to these reason only ten manuscripts and one published text have been examined, out of eighty two. The dates of all these Mss are 13thc. -19th c. AD. In principle, the result of this Critical Edition is provisional. The known versions of Gädlä Ḥawaryat, the lives and combat of the Apostles and disciples were found. In order to handle the work, I have selected the life of six Apostles namely Peter, Simon the son of Cleophas, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In the section of analysis and discussion, description of the Manuscripts is given. Classification of the Mss and Stemma Codicum has been discussed. In addition, a Critical Edition and Translation is examined and presented with apparatus. From philological point of view, the genealogical relationship is established on the basis of conjunctive errors. The text was established through the criterion of most Mss Families. The stemma has two wings: The left and the right. The conclusion of such philological analysis is grouped under the Ethiopic GḤ according to the share conjunctive errors. The manuscripts of Gädlä Ḥawaryat had much philological problems, particularly textual variants. Other researchers should do Critical Edition by adding some manuscripts as the Critical Edition is provisional.
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    Socio-Economic Assessment of Non-Member Female Headed Households in Multi-Purpose Farmers' Cooperatives: The Case of Machakil Woreda, East Gojjam Administrative Zone, Amhara National Regional State
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-01) Kebede, Mengistu; Abate, Esubalew PhD
    The study was conducted with the main objective of socio-economic assessment of non-member female-headed households in multi-purpose farmer’s cooperatives in Machakil Woreda, ANRS. Machakil worda was selected purposively from ANRS East Gojjam Zone. Three multi-purpose farmer’s cooperatives were selected from Machakil woreda, these are Amanuel Zuria, Embuli, and Yewula primary multi-purpose farmer’s cooperatives purposively. From the three multipurpose farmer’s cooperatives, 121 respondents were selected using a systematic sampling method. This means 32, 59, and 30 respondents from each sample multi-purpose farmers’ cooperative proportionally based on nonmember population of each kebele after establishing sample intervals using the systematic method for the survey, respectively. In addition to these 12 key informants were interviewed and 3 focus group discussions were conducted. The required data were collected using quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The collected raw data were analyzed using the quantitative and qualitative method of data analysis and descriptive statistical tools were used. In the study socio-economic situation of non-member, female-headed households in multi-purpose farmer’s cooperatives were identified. The results show non-member female-headed households live under social situations like heavy workload and time constraints, economic situations like lack of capital and cultural situations like attitude towards women were the basic socio-economic situations of nonmembers female headed households in MPFCs. The socio-economic situations were mainly due to lack of training and awareness creation to the nonmember female headed households about the benefits of multipurpose farmers cooperatives. However, MPFCs give equal opportunity to women and men and the economic and political situation is also supportive of cooperatives development but participation of female headed households are still very low. Thus, the study examines the socioeconomic situation of nonmembers of female headed households in multipurpose farme’s cooperaties of machakil woreda