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Ethiopic Historiographical Texts

Textual Transmission, Edition, Translation, and Interpretation. Edited by Solomon Gebreyes Beyene.

Ten contributions, which cover the period from the 14th to the 20th-century, examine royal chronicles, universal histories, a 19th-century Amharic chronicle, oral and written historiography, and archival materials. Edited by Solomon Gebreyes Beyene, the volume also explores the textual tradition of royal historiography, offers methodological reflections on the editing of such works, and examines the translation of historical texts in the late 19th-century under imperial patronage. The studies reassess earlier editions from the perspective of modern textual criticism, introduce newly identified manuscript evidence, and shed new light on the function, structure, and historical significance of Ethiopic historiography, while also considering its connections to liturgical literature and oral tradition. - The volume contains selected papers, which were first presented at the International Workshop on Ethiopic Historiographical Texts, held at the University of Hamburg from June 29-30, 2023. XIV,285 Seiten, broschiert (Supplement to Aethiopica, International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies; Vol. 13/Harrassowitz Verlag 2025) leichte Lagerspuren/unused, minor shelfwear