'Abay through Written Literature of Ethiopia: A Focus on Ethiopic Ecclesiastical Sources [Analysis, Translation and Commentary]
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Ethiopian scholars, for example (Teferi , 2004:6), (Yaekob 2007:21 ), (Yiwlsew, 2012:10 ) ,and
others did different researches related with 'Abay. All of their research was connected with 'Abay.
However, they were not focused on the issue of 'Abay as it is expounded in the popular jmagination
of Ethiopia in general and the country's ecclesiastical culture and knowledge in particular. The
principal objective of the thesis is to bring light on how the River has long been documented and
interpreted in the textual culture of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahado Church.
To do this, the researcher collects different excerpts from different Manuscripts which deal on Abay
and analysis them from the point of view of religious, political, social, economic, and geographical
approaches. In order to accomplish the above work, this work is designed to have five chapters: the
first chapter deals with introductory issues; the second and third chapters will contain description of
the manuscripts investigated and the analysis of the excerpts with annotated translation respectively.
The last chapter concludes the paper, by summarizing the evidences.
Finally the research came up with the following findings; First Ethiopian orthodox Tawahado
Church Manuscripts are the primary informants about 'Abay River, So researchers better to
communicate with those manuscripts on 'Abay issue. And the Church make open to discuss and
teach her followers about, How Abay penetrate in Ethiopian Orthodox Tiwahado Church
Commentary. The main finding of the study is the strong relation of Abay River, with Ethiopian
religion, political, social, Economic, and Geographical situation is already described.
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