Qene school
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Qene school is a traditional Ethiopian ecclesiastical institution where scholars are trained in the highly sophisticated art of Ge'ez poetry, rhetoric, and theological interpretation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | traditional Ethiopian ecclesiastical institution ⓘ |
| aim |
preservation of Ge'ez literary tradition
ⓘ
training ecclesiastical scholars ⓘ transmission of Orthodox theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
church scholars
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
development of sem-ena-werq hermeneutics
ⓘ
preservation of Ethiopian Christian intellectual heritage ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | advanced ecclesiastical education ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Ge'ez poetry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qene NERFINISHED ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ theological interpretation ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline | sem-ena-werq (wax and gold) poetics ⓘ |
| hasStudentRole | nebab (reader) trainees ⓘ |
| hasTeacherRole | memhir (master) of Qene ⓘ |
| historicalContext | medieval Ethiopian Christian culture ⓘ |
| influences |
Ethiopian homiletics
ⓘ
Ethiopian liturgical practice ⓘ Ethiopian religious poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Ge'ez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional Ethiopian church education system ⓘ |
| pedagogicalMethod |
memorization
ⓘ
oral commentary ⓘ public performance of Qene ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aqwaqwam school
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zema school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresPrerequisite |
basic church education
ⓘ
literacy in Ge'ez ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
composition of Qene poems
ⓘ
homiletic rhetoric ⓘ interpretation of biblical texts ⓘ |
| teachesConcept | double-layered meaning in texts ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
improvisational sacred poetry ⓘ metrical composition in Ge'ez ⓘ theological argumentation ⓘ |
| typeOfEducation |
cathedral school education
ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
chant
ⓘ
manuscript texts ⓘ oral instruction ⓘ |
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