Historical and Textual Analysis of Gadla Zaraburuk
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2010-03
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Addis Ababa University
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The principal objective of this thesis is to show the social and spiritual
life of the Saint Zara Buruk through the analysis of his Gadla. The
manuscript of Gadlli Ziira BU11.Lk has not been critically studied. The
present study mainly focuses on both the forms and contents of the
manuscripts of Zara Buruk in Hagara Salam Zara Buruk Church
(G.Z.B.H. l) and in the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (G.Z.B.I.E.S) as well
as the manuscript of Maba $ayon, again in the Institute of Ethiopian
Studies. (G.M.$.l.E.S.) The manuscript of Zara Buruk is a very rich
source of historical, religious, socio-economic and cultural events. In
order to make clear this idea I tried to compare the contents of his
Gadalat with other manuscripts.
Ethiopian culture in the last quarter of the 17th century had both bad
and good features. The manuscript discusses at leavth of tobacco
snuffing, common in the Saint's epoch and condemns it. On the other
hand, the community (association) ""'l"lOC of Christians that gathered
together in the name of Abuna Zara Buruk was free from such bad
practice.
The content analysis deals with textual, historical, religious cultural and
socio-economic events. Famous persons such as "Queen" SabIa Wangel,
and KingsIyasuI, and Yostos are some of the historical characters
mentioned in the Gadalat. In the discussion on religion, Biblical,
nomenclature words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs are studied
with reference explanations.
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