Domestic Violence, Faith, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church: 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Istratii, Romina

Abstract

The article discusses the role of faith, theology and the clergy in the experience of domestic violence and its resolution with reference to a literature review completed recently together with Professor Parveen Ali and previous long-term anthropological research in Ethiopia. The second part presents the work of project dldl/ድልድል with Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo clergy in Ethiopia, the workshop content and approach used and some preliminary assessment findings.

Citation

Istratii, R. (2021). Domestic Violence, Faith, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church: 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. [Blog post]

• Digital Artefact Type: Blog Post
• Acceptance Date: Nov 29, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 30, 2021
• Publication Date: Nov 30, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Keywords: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, domestic violence, faith, clergy, faith-based interventions, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo clergy, project dldl/ድልድል
• External URL: https://publicorthodoxy.org/2021/11/30/domestic-violence-ethiopia/