Content Analysis of Gӓdlӓ Abbunӓ Samuʾel of Dӓbrӓ Wӓgӓg

Abrham, Azanaw

dc.contributor.author	Abrham, Azanaw
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-01T06:57:05Z
dc.date.available	2025-04-01T06:57:05Z
dc.date.issued	2024-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16688
dc.description.abstract	The Gädl is the most powerfull genre of Ethiopian hagiography, which is one of the most important constituents of Gəˀəz literature. This study assessed one of the vitas in Gəˀəz literature written for saint Samuʾel zӓdӓbrӓ Wӓgӓg. The objective of this study was to analyse the vita of the saint Samuʾel zӓdӓbrӓ wӓgӓg. The study used qualitative research design through thematic data analysis by obtained primary data from the manuscript. As to the result, the saint Samuʾel zӓdӓbrӓ wӓgӓg was Ethiopian monk who lived in the 15th century who was born from his father, Endreyas, and his mother, Arsonwa. They had a great connection with God, and they wanted to have a child for themeselves. They gave birth to him through unceasing prayer and fasting. Samuel’s childhood history is based on the story of his family. His childhood was shaped by Christian ethics. Samuel was a strong, spiritual, and reliable deacon. From abba Täklä Haymanot, his hand held the yoke of the monkhood. Saint Samuel was a person who made great sacrifice to change people’s consciousness from bad to good, from worshipping idols to worshiping God, to keep the rules and regulations of Christianity. In line with this, since Saint Samuel was righteous before God, the covenant passage of the saint was the most important part of his vita. He passed away on the 29th of October. Saint Samuel struggle was highly focused on converting the pagans from worship of idols to God. He was not only the monk but also the duke. Preaching the Gospel, ethical educations, founding the monastery and this Saint has strong relationship with King Dawit II.The result also narrated about the intertextuality of the vita such as Quotation, Paraphrase and Allusion. And also the language used in the vita such as Human (personification), Apostrophe, Metaphor, Symbolism, Simile and Hyperbole (Exclamation). So, the vita is highly important source for historical, language, intertextuality and theological studies in addition to the deeds of 15th century saints. Keywords: Vita, Saint, Samuel, Zӓdӓbrӓ wӓgӓg, Yäzärzä	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Geʽez	en_US
dc.title	Content Analysis of Gӓdlӓ Abbunӓ Samuʾel of Dӓbrӓ Wӓgӓg	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US