One Law For Us All: A History of Social Cohesion through Shared Legal Tradition Among the Abrahamic Faiths in Ethiopia
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
David Benjamin Spielman
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Lydon, Ghislaine E.
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University of California, Los Angeles
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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42
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Roberts, Allen F.; Worger, William H.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-91399-6
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
African Studies 0044
Body granting the degree
University of California, Los Angeles
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This thesis historically traces the development and interactions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in Ethiopia. This analysis of the interactions between the Abrahamic faiths is primarily concerned with identifying notable periods of social cohesion in an effort to contest mainstream narratives that often pit the three against each other. This task is undertaken by incorporating a comparative analysis of the Ethiopian Christian code, the Fetha Nagast (Law of Kings), with Islamic and Judaic legal traditions. Identifying the common threads weaved throughout the Abrahamic legal traditions demonstrates how the historical development and periods of social cohesion in Ethiopia were facilitated.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African history; Islamic Studies; Judaic studies
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Abrahamic religions;East africa;Ethiopia;Fetha nagast