- Full Name: Animut Zemenay Meshesha
- Department: Ge’ez Language and Literature
- Academic Rank: Lecturer
- Contact Information
- Mobile: +251 913 454 601
- Institutional Email: Animut_Zemenay@dmu.edu.et
- Personal Email: animutzemenay8@gmail.com
- Education & Specialization
- Bachelor of Arts (BA): Ethiopian Languages and Literature (Amharic)
- Master of Arts (MA): Ge’ez Language and Literature
- Traditional / Indigenous Education: Certified Master of Zemare and Mewaset (Pedagogical Rank: Merigeta) from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Traditional School.
- Work Experience: Over 5 years of teaching experience in both traditional church education and higher education institutions.
- Research Interests
- Liturgy and Symbolism: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church liturgy and theological symbolism.
- Philology and Manuscript Studies: Ge’ez philology (textual and literary studies) and codicology/paleography.
- Theology: Patristic Theology of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church scholars.
- Research & Publications
- As Principal Investigator (PI): The Role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Liturgical Practices on Community Psychological Stability, Morality, Social Cohesion, and the Sustainability of the Traditional Church Curriculum in Selected Zones” (Joint research, Forthcoming / In Preparation for Publication).
- As Co-Investigator: Strategies for Revitalizing the Ge’ez Language and the Pedagogical Linkages Between Indigenous and Modern Language Teaching: Traditional Church Schools and Primary Schools in East Gojjam” (Forthcoming / In Preparation for Publication).