These impediments push lawmakers to turn to external sources. Most knowledge and documentation are found in distant historical EOTC monasteries and churches and written in the country’s earlier official language, Ge’ez. Fourth, accessibility and language barriers have presented challenges. Third, modern business organizations and educational institutions have made little effort to foster the management of indigenous knowledge (Zehabesha 2022). Second, Ethiopia has lost several historical documents that could clarify its earlier civilization. However, modern Ethiopia failed to use indigenous knowledge, including Fetha Negest, due to lawmakers having no interest in indigenous knowledge as a source for newly codified laws. Notably, the book of Fetha Negest was the governing law for the administration of justice until the end of the Solomonic dynasty. In addition, the country possesses thousands of years of traditional oral knowledge linked to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church ( EOTC) for the administration of almost all matters ( EOTC 2020). It is also the only country in the continent that was never colonized. It is the only sub-Saharan African country with an indigenous scripture/alphabet, and home of traditional rules and administrations. Ethiopia is a cradle of diverse cultures and a long history (Tsegaw 2009).
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