Title: A companion to medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea /
Authors: Kelly, Samantha, 1968-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Ethiopia History; Ethiopia History; Eritrea History; Ethiopia Civilization; Eritrea Civilization.; Eritrea; Ethiopia
Abstract: "A Companion to Medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea introduces readers to current research on major topics in the history and cultures of the Ethiopian-Eritrean region from the seventh century to the mid-sixteenth, with insights into foundational late-antique developments where appropriate. Multiconfessional in scope, it includes in its purview both the Christian kingdom and the Islamic and local-religious societies that have attracted increasing attention in recent decades, tracing their internal features, interrelations, and imbrication in broader networks stretching from Egypt and Yemen to Europe and India. Utilizing diverse source types and methodologies, its fifteen essays offer an up-to-date overview of the subject for students and nonspecialists, and are rich in material for researchers. Contributors are Alessandro Bausi, Claire Bosc-Tiessé, Antonella Brita, Amélie Chekroun, Marie-Laure Derat, Deresse Ayenachew, François-Xavier Fauvelle, Emmanuel Fritsch, Alessandro Gori, Habtemichael Kidane, Margaux Herman, Bertrand Hirsch, Samantha Kelly, Gianfrancesco Lusini, Denis Nosnitsin, and Anaïs Wion"--
Contents: Introduction / Samantha Kelly -- Before the Solomonids: crisis, Renaissance and the emergence of the Zagwe dynasty (seventh-thirteenth centuries) / Marie-Laure Derat -- Territorial expansion and administrative evolution under the "Solomonic" dynasty / Deresse Ayenachew -- The Sultanates of medieval Ethiopia / Amélie Chekroun and Bertrand Hirsch -- Of conversion and conversation: followers of local religions in medieval Ethiopia / François-Xavier Fauvelle -- Islamic cultural traditions of medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea / Alessandro Gori -- The medieval Ethiopian Orthodox Church and its liturgy / Emmanuel Fritsch and Habtemichael Kidane -- The ancient and medieval history of Eritrean and Ethiopian monasticism: an outline / Gianfrancesco Lusini -- Ethiopia and the Christian ecumene: cultural transmission, translation, and reception / Alessandro Bausi -- Genres of Ethiopian-Eritrean Christian literature with a focus on hagiography / Antonella Brita -- Christian manuscript culture of the Ethiopian-Eritrean highlands: some analytical insights / Denis Nosnitsin -- Christian visual culture in medieval Ethiopia: overview, trends and issues / Claire Bosc-Tiessé -- Towards a history of women in medieval Ethiopia / Margaux Herman -- Medieval Ethiopian economies: subsistence, global trade and the administration of wealth / Anaïs Wion -- Medieval Ethiopian diasporas / Samantha Kelly -- The Muslim-Christian wars and the Oromo expansion: transformations at the end of the Middle Ages (ca. 1500-ca. 1560) / Amélie Chekroun and Bertrand Hirsch.