Ethiopian Jewish Ascetic Religious Communities Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Part 1 Introduction: The Ascetic Religious Communities of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews)
- Part 2 The Roles and Practices of Betä Ǝsraʾel Monks
- Part 3 Betä Ǝsraʾel Monastic Centres: General Characteristics
- Part 4 Hoḫwärwa: The First Betä Ǝsraʾel Monastic Centre
- Part 5 The Monastic Centres of the Səmen Mountains and Wägära
- Part 6 The Monastic Centres of Dämbəya and Säqqält
- Part 7 Understanding the Essence of Betä Ǝsraʾel Monasticism through a Comparison with Ethiopian Orthodox Monasticism
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Part 6 - The Monastic Centres of Dämbəya andSäqqält
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Part 1 Introduction: The Ascetic Religious Communities of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews)
- Part 2 The Roles and Practices of Betä Ǝsraʾel Monks
- Part 3 Betä Ǝsraʾel Monastic Centres: General Characteristics
- Part 4 Hoḫwärwa: The First Betä Ǝsraʾel Monastic Centre
- Part 5 The Monastic Centres of the Səmen Mountains and Wägära
- Part 6 The Monastic Centres of Dämbəya and Säqqält
- Part 7 Understanding the Essence of Betä Ǝsraʾel Monasticism through a Comparison with Ethiopian Orthodox Monasticism
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
THE FERTILE PLAINS of Dämbəya north of Lake Ṭana and thehill country of Säqqält to their north were one of the mainareas in which monastic centres of the Betä Ǝsraʾelwere located. Unlike the rugged peaks of the Səmen, they came underfull Solomonic control at a relatively early stage. Their proximity to theseat of Solomonic authority had a considerable impact on them. While in theSəmen, the physical and perceived distance from the “outsideworld” and its cultural impact ena-bled the survival of a majormonastic centre longer than in other regions, in Dämbəya andSäqqält, it is due to intense contact with the “outsideworld” that we know more about the religious communities there thanany other Betä Ǝsraʾel religious communities.
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- Ethiopian Jewish Ascetic Religious CommunitiesBuilt Environment and Way of Life of the Betä Ǝsra'el, pp. 163 - 164Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2022