Ethiopian Journal of Religious Studies (EJRS) is committed to multi-disciplinary scholarly studies of Ethiopian religious practices, beliefs and institutions, their relations with each other, their roles in Ethiopian history past and present, their interactions with their milieu, their contributions to Ethiopias cultural life and creativity, and their part in the development of Ethiopia. We invite all scholars interested in the subject to contribute and also to subscribe to this historic issue.

1. Beta Israel Convert Biographies, 1837–1931

    Dr. James Quirin

2. Admission of Religious Students To the Healing Arts: Early Twentieth-Century Ethiopia 

    Dr. Assefa Balcha

3. Interreligious Conflicts in Ethiopia: The Case of Jimma Zone

    Yonas Tariku Metaferia & Alemu Kassa Reta 39

4. Mechachal or Mechal? The Politics of Representing Ethiopia’s Religious Past

    Dereje Feyissa

5. Spiritual Entrepreneurship in Zar: A Study on Spirit Mediumship and Religion

    Setargew Kenaw

Book Reviews 

1. Islam in Nineteenth-Century Wällo, Ethiopia: Revival, Reform and Reaction.

    Tim Carmichael, PhD 133

2. Priests & Politicians: Protestant & Catholic Missions in Orthodox Ethiopia (1830–1868)

    Phillip A. Cantrell, II, PhD 137

3. Saudi Arabia & Ethiopia: Islam, Christianity and Politics Entwined 

    Cynthia Carr 139

4. Evangelical Faith Movement in Ethiopia: Origins and Establishment of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane   Yesus 

  Douglas Thomas, PhD 143

5. An Introduction to Islamic Law

    Marianne Farina, CSC 145

6. Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries

    Lizette Larson-Miller, PhD 149

7. The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Mickie Mwanzia Koster, PhD 153

8. The Evolution of the Ethiopian Jews: A History of the Beta Israel (Falasha) to 1920

    Geert Castryck, PhD 155

9. Church and State in Ethiopia 1270–1527

    Steven Kaplan, PhD 159

Notes to Contributors