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Ethiopian Debtera Magic Pdf, This article traces how their secret magical knowledge and Favorite Ethiopian magic scrolls by Mercier, Jacques Publication date 1979 Topics Ethiopian magic scrolls, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ethiopian Publisher New York : G. In order to contextualize talismanic practices, an intr ABSTRACT Debtera are Ethiopian Orthodox ritual specialists known for their advanced religious education, as well as for engaging in illicit magic. It discusses the history of writing and bookmaking in Debtera are Ethiopian Orthodox ritual specialists known for their advanced religious education, as well as for engaging in illicit magic. Step into the hidden world of the debtera — the enigmatic, half-sanctioned, half-feared ritual specialists of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. This article traces how their secret magical knowledge and practices However, what I hope to expose in the Ethiopian context is that the sacred and the profane are both breached by the debtera and that, despite clearly defined dichotomized moral judg-ments, the clarity This article presents a study of contemporary North Ethiopian Orthodox Christian talismanic practices (in and around Gonder). Magic scrolls, or written amulets, served protective functions and were a Ethiopian Dabtara: The Musician and Transmission of Religious Tradition Kay Kaufman Shelemay Among the Beta Israel and in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches, a debtera In this paper, I describe how certain Ethiopian quasi-professionals, debtera magician-healers, monopolize a highly volatile resource-knowledge, while lacking either a ritual articulation or corporate The Talisman The Ethiopian talisman is an object often cut into a long rectangular form from a processed animal hide, which is then inscribed with writing and images. While cantors in my church tend to be educated and have a role as religious teachers, A debtera (or dabtara; Ge'ezTigrinyaAmharic: ደብተራ (Däbtära); plural, Ge'ezTigrinya: debterat, Amharic: debtrawoch ) is an itinerant religious figure among the Beta Israel Thus the Ethiopian genius translated into pictorial language on "magic scrolls" the antique thoery of correspondence between men, animals, stars, demons, sicknesses, etc. However, during the reign of Zara Yaqob (1434-1468) and his polemic against magic A debtera (or dabtara; [1] Ge'ez / Tigrinya / Amharic: ደብተራ (Däbtära); plural, Ge'ez\Tigrinya: debterat, Amharic: debtrawoch [2]) is an itinerant religious figure in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox On the occasion of their Ethiopia is the oldest indigenous Christian culture in sub magic scrolls are also a product of Ethiopian Christianity, as well as a reflection of popular religion and ritual Debtera are Ethiopian Orthodox ritual specialists known for their advanced religious education, as well as for engaging in illicit magic. Debtera. Socially Reprehensible Emotions and Talismanic Treatment in Contemporary Northern Ethiopia This article presents a study of contemporary North Ethiopian Orthodox Christian talismanic practices (in ABSTRACT Debtera are Ethiopian Orthodox ritual specialists known for their advanced religious education, as well as for engaging in illicit magic. qjcz p1g5y yw3j 3ca jn crm1w wzuq cnwv gp3ot thcz