Ethiopian Healing Scrolls: Combating Illness with Spiritual Purging

Two Amharic manuscript scrolls, Ethiopia, the larger perspex…
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Two Amharic manuscript scrolls, Ethiopia, the larger perspex case measuring 28 cm wide, 7.8 cm deep, 44.5 cm high including brass fixtures (2). Other Notes: Ethiopian healing scrolls were used to eliminate illness by purging evil spirits and demons from a sick person. Part of a larger healing ritual, the scrolls were commissioned by the illiterate to combat grave illnesses.

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