Languages and Cultures of Eastern Christianity: Ethiopian
Synopsis
This volume brings together a set of contributions, many appearing in English for the first time, together with a new introduction, covering the history of the Ethiopian Christian civilization in its formative period (300-1500 AD). Rooted in the late antique kingdom of Aksum (present day Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea), and lying between Byzantium, Africa and the Near East, this civilization is presented in a series of case studies. At a time when philological and linguistic investigations are being challenged by new approaches in Ethiopian studies, this volume emphasizes the necessity of basic research, while avoiding the reduction of cultural questions to matters of fact and detail.
Book details
- Series:
- The Worlds of Eastern Christianity, 300-1500
- Author:
- Alessandro Bausi
- ISBN:
- 9781351923293
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315250854, 9780754669975
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 480
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2023-09-03
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- Taylor & Francis, and Introduction by Alessandro Bausi. For copyright of individual articles refer to the Acknowledgements.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Categories:
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Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality