Anzatatera
Qemant · numen · Qemant traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Anzatatera is one of the qedus, the angel-like holy intermediaries of Qemant traditional religion, ranked together with Mezgani immediately below Jakaranti, the foremost of these beings. The qedus are approached at outdoor sacred sites, especially groves and trees wrapped with strips of cloth, where the Qemant offer prayer and animal sacrifice under the direction of their high priest, the wambar.
Domains
- intercession
Powers
- to carry prayers and sacrifices to the sky god Mezgana on behalf of worshippers
Relations
- subordinate to: MezganaAnzatatera is a qedus subordinate to the supreme sky god Mezgana, serving as one of the intermediaries through whom worshippers approach him.Gamst, Frederick C. The Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. (secondary)
Sources
- Anzatatera is one of the two qedus ranking next in importance after Jakaranti among the holy intermediaries of Qemant traditional religion.: Gamst, Frederick C. The Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. (secondary); Gamst, Frederick C. "Kemant." In Encyclopedia of World Cultures, vol. 9: Africa and the Middle East, edited by John Middleton and Amal Rassam. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1995. (secondary)