‘Ethiopia’ and the World, 330–1500 CE (Elements in the Global Middle Ages) - Hardcover

Binyam, Yonatan; Krebs, Verena

 
9781009500982: ‘Ethiopia’ and the World, 330–1500 CE (Elements in the Global Middle Ages)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1009500988 ISBN 13: 9781009500982
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

This Cambridge Element offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the histories of the Ethiopian and Eritrean highlands from late antiquity to the late medieval period, updating traditional Western academic perspectives. Early scholarship, often by philologists and religious scholars, upheld 'Ethiopia' as an isolated repository of ancient Jewish and Christian texts. This work reframes the region's history, highlighting the political, economic, and cultural interconnections of different kingdoms, polities, and peoples. Utilizing recent advancements in Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies as well as Medieval Studies, it reevaluates key instances of contact between 'Ethiopia' and the world of Afro-Eurasia, situating the histories of the Christian, Muslim, and local-religious or 'pagan' groups living in the Red Sea littoral and the Eritrean-Ethiopian highlands in the context of the Global Middle Ages.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009500988
ISBN 13 
9781009500982
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
88

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