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190 - Deacon Henok Elias - Inside the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

The Symbolic World

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church - Drums and the Rhythm

One of the things that really distinguishes also Ethiopian Christianity from the Greek Russian communion is the drums and the rhythm. Do people see that as coming from all the way from Solomon or are there other traditions about the use of the drums? It's a very great question. And again, it depends if you want to go with the mainline narrative of the church or go to what the historical evidence says.

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