Churches and monasteries of Tǝgray

• Verfasst von: Nosnitsin, Denis
• Titel: Churches and monasteries of Tǝgray
• Titelzusatz: a survey of manuscript collections
• Verf.angabe: Denis Nosnitsin
• Verlagsort: Wiesbaden
• Verlag: Harrassowitz
• Jahr: 2013
• Umfang: XXXII, 430 S.
• Illustrationen: zahlr. Ill., Kt.
• Format: 24 cm
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Supplement to Aethiopica ; 1
• Fussnoten: Literaturangaben
• ISBN: 978-3-447-06969-4
• Schlagwörter: (g)Äthiopien <Nord> / (s)Kirche / (s)Kloster / (s)Christliche Literatur / (s)Handschrift / (s)Sammlung
• Sprache: eng
• RVK-Notation: BO 3260
• K10plus-PPN: 766095045

Abstract

Ethiopia is the home to an ancient Christian tradition that started with the introduction of Christianity in the 4th century AD. Today, many hundreds Ethiopian churches and monasteries still preserve numerous manuscripts, witnesses of the country's rich literary tradition. Written mostly in Ge'ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, these unique documents are of great value as both part of the world cultural heritage and material for diverse scholarly studies. Since 2009, Denis Nosnitsin has been the Principal Investigator of the project Ethio-SPaRe: Cultural Heritage of Christian Ethiopia, Salvation, Preservation and Research, supported by a grant from the European Research Council (7th Research Framework Programme IDEAS). 0 0