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Book The Source of the Blue Nile

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  • Author : Gedef Abawa Firew
  • Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • Release : 2014-09-26
  • ISBN : 1443867918
  • Pages : 170 pages

Download or read book The Source of the Blue Nile written by Gedef Abawa Firew and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethiopia has a rich and fascinating cultural heritage structured around water. The River Nile has been seen by many as the most important river in the world, and the secrets of the sources of the Nile and their mysteries have, from the dawn of civilization, attracted philosophers, emperors and explorers searching for answers. The source of the Blue Nile, Gish Abay, is believed to be the outlet of the biblical river Gihon, flowing directly from Paradise, linking this world with Heaven. The holiness of Abay (the Blue Nile) and its source in particular still has an important role in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In the Lake Tana region, there are also numerous other myths, traditions and rituals concerning the river. Several of the island monasteries are incredibly holy, and indigenous practices and sacrifices to the river are still conducted. The most important celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the Timkat festival, which is an annual commemoration of the importance of baptism. Despite the importance of the River Nile from antiquity to present-day practices and beliefs in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, very little research has been conducted on the cultural and religious aspects of the Blue Nile in general and its source, Gish Abay, and Lake Tana in Ethiopia in particular. This book combines historic sources and new empirical ethnography, presenting parts of this cultural heritage and the traditions of water along the Blue Nile.

Book Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography

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Book The Uganda Journal

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Book Africana Journal

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Book On Mr  H M  Stanley s Exploration of Lake Victoria Nyanza

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Book The River Nile in the Post colonial Age

Download or read book The River Nile in the Post colonial Age written by Terje Tvedt and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2010 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. At its heart lies the Nile itself. Yet while the importance of the river is well documented for the colonial period there is no comprehensive account of its management after independence. The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age details the modern development of the Nile Basin and of the efforts to manage its waters. With important new material by researchers from each of the countries through which the Nile passes, it provides an indispensable aid to understanding the complex history of the basin, the politics surrounding it and the efforts being made to jointly manage it.

Book Henry M  Stanley  His Life  Travels and Explorations

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Book Journal of the Royal African Society

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Book H  M  Stanley

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Book Stanley s Adventures in the Wilds of Africa

Download or read book Stanley s Adventures in the Wilds of Africa written by J. T. Headley and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stanley s Adventures in the Wilds of Africa

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Book The Story of Emin s Rescue as Told in Stanley s Letters

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Book Stanley in Tropical Africa

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Book H M  Stanley

Download or read book H M Stanley written by Henry Morton Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society

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