The change and continuity Leadership functions in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church :The Case of Begemeder and Simen provience(1959-1974)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to show the change and continuity leadership functions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church leaders in the case of Begemder and Simen province Despite no new discoveries, the researcher has achieved the following findings. These are political cultural economical and social findings. Political findings are like administrating rist gult of the church demarcating territorial limits between echoge gult churches and others appointing and dismissing gult and church leaders to and from power, naming and renaming places like churches and monasteries. Cultural findings such as celebrating the holidays like epiphany, creating religious areas to be attracted by tourists and encorege the development of religions. Economical findings like economical and infrastructural developments, fighting against corruption by using resets cards and auditing systems to collect echoge tributes asrat and payments, creating economic ties between echoge church gult, the people and the government with the evidence of the witness of church gults, creating jobs and employment for echoge workers and others. Social findings are traditional medicines, social relation art and education. In all this part of findings there are also challenges like political economical and religious challenges faced ehoge church leaders