Representation of the Virtues of Mother and  Motherhood in Gǝʼǝz Literature

Woldie, Desale

dc.contributor.author	Woldie, Desale
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-20T07:19:49Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-20T07:19:49Z
dc.date.issued	2023-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15510
dc.description.abstract	Motherhood involves surrendering to pain and suffering from ups and dwons for the comfort and health of her children. For example, as ascribed in most of the Gəʾəz texts, the concept of mother and motherhood is mentioned directly or indirectly in many Gəʾəz texts. However, the issue of mother and motherhood is the least studied one as compared to the issue of kings, priests, religion, economics and politics. Thus, the purpose of this study was exploring how mother and motherhood are portrayed in Gəʾəz literature from a feminine perspective. To achieve this objective, I employed a descriptive qualitative research design. The data were collected through document analysis. Thus, eleven Gädlat and eight chronicles were selected as a source of primary data using purposive sampling techniques. According to the analysis, the study is categorized into four major themes: representation of the virtues of mother and motherhood in Gəʾəz literature; in the household’; in religious teaching; and in political leadership. Each major theme is also coded into five, four, three, and two sub-themes respectively. The result of the study showed that mother is a representation of reconciliation, beauty, miraculous events, loyalty, decision-making, love, unity, bravery, equality, and leadership. Motherhood as a concept creates a way of life in the family and it contributes to moral development. Also, it relates with mother's daily activities with her children as a model and a source for the true love, the origins of peace, kindness, generosity, and compassion for others. Finally, I believe that it would be beneficial to conduct a similar study on mother and motherhood by including additional Gəʾəz texts that were not covered in this stud	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Geʽez	en_US
dc.title	Representation of the Virtues of Mother and Motherhood in Gǝʼǝz Literature	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US