Ethiopia: A Political History

Theme

Religion

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The role of religious institutions and belief in political authority — church and state, religious legitimation of rule, and faith as a political force.


The role of religious institutions and belief in political authority. Church–state relations (notably the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the throne); the religious legitimation of rule; Islam and other faiths as political actors; religious policy and establishment; and the religious dimension of legitimacy, identity, and conflict.

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