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Matrifocal Retentions in Ethiopian Orthodox Traditions: The Madonna as Ark & Queen Makeda as Prefiguration of Mary; with Egyptian Queen Tiye & Pharaoh Hatshepsut as reference

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Pages 75-96 | Received 01 Apr 2020, Accepted 13 Oct 2021, Published online: 16 Nov 2021

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