Religion and Philosophy: Ethiopia
Includes links to denominations within country, academic web
sites. For more information, check sites listed under "General Resources" and under "Search
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Created and maintained by the
African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections
and Services Directorate |
Adherents.com (http://www.adherents.com/)
"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics
and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent
statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations,
religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns,
etc... Data [is presented] from both primary research sources such as government
census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as
well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics." Database
is searchable by the name of the religion (denomination, sect) or by location.
Association for the Return of The Maqdala Ethiopian
Treasures (AFROMET) (http://www.afromet.org)
This site calls for "the restitution of other treasures from Maqdala - an
invaluable collection of ecclesiastical and other manuscripts, tabots, processional
crosses, a golden chalice and a golden crown, and other cultural artifacts held
at British institutions, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert
Museum, the British Library, the Bodleian Library, and the Royal Library, Windsor
Castle."
Christian Relief and Development Association
Ethiopia (http://www.crdaethiopia.org)
"When rains failed in most parts of former Wollo and Tigray provinces of
Ethiopia in the 1970s, famine set in and reached a critical stage in 1973. About
that time, [Ethiopian] Government officials approached church agencies for the
latter's assistance in the relief efforts. A meeting of churches was summoned
to discuss the matter...and thereafter participants continued to meet regularly,
resulting in the establishment of the Christian Relief and Development Association
(CRDA), in May 1973. At establishment in 1973, CRDA had 13 members. Today this
number has increased to more than 200 indigenous and international NGOs and faith-based
agencies operating in Ethiopia. This number covers more than two third of the
NGOs operating in the country..." The stated mission of the organization
is : "Strengthening the capabilities of member agencies to help disadvantaged
communities and groups to improve their standards of living and their control
over their own livelihood on a sustainable basis."
Hill Monastic Manuscript Library (Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota)
(http://www.hmml.org)
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From the very beginning, HMML has attempted to ensure scholars access to
the manuscripts on microfilm. It reported on the progress of filming and maintained
handlists of libraries and materials filmed. ... . [including] paper and online
catalogues for Malta and Ethiopia."
Kebra Nagast (The Queen of Sheba and her only Son Menyelek) (http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/)
This translation by E.A. Wallis Budge is in PDF format on the "In parentheses" web
site.
Open
Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations
on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which
contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.
Wongel - Ethiopian Christian Network (http://www.wongel.com)
Includes links to a number of sites with a focus on religion.
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