dabtara

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A dabtara is a learned lay cleric in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox tradition, known for mastering liturgical music, especially Zema chant, as well as church scholarship and ritual arts.

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dabtara canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church role
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church role
lay cleric
religious role
associatedWith church schools
monasteries
rural parishes
clericalStatus lay
educationLocation traditional church schools
educationStage Metshaf school
Qene school
Zema school
hasGenderRestriction male
languageOfLearning Geʽez
mayBeOrdainedPriest true
performs church readings
composition of religious poetry
exorcisms
healing rituals
liturgical chant
protective rituals
teaching of church students
religiousBranch Oriental Orthodoxy
religiousTradition Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
roleIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
surface form: Eritrean Christianity

Ethiopian Rite
surface form: Ethiopian Christianity
socialRole itinerant scholar
religious specialist
ritual expert
specializesIn Geʽez language
Zema chant
amulet making
biblical commentary
church law
church scholarship
exorcism rituals
hymnody
liturgical music
magic scrolls
poetry
ritual arts
studies Bible
canon law
liturgical books
patristic texts
uses drums in liturgy
prayer staff
sistrum
wears distinctive clerical clothing
worksAt Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
surface form: Eritrean Orthodox church

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
surface form: Ethiopian Orthodox church

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