ISBN:
9781611862751
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9783643908926
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 369 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Afrikanische Studien Band 58
Series Statement:
Afrikanische Studien
DDC:
963
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Stamm
;
Volk
;
Ethnische Gruppe
;
Sprache
;
Kultur
;
Kulturerbe
;
Religion
;
Gesellschaft
;
Politik
;
Tourismus
;
Ethiopia History
;
Ethiopia Social life and customs
;
Ethiopia History
;
Ethiopia Social life and customs
;
Äthiopien
;
Einführung
;
Einführung
;
Äthiopien
Description / Table of Contents:
History -- Palaeontology and prehistory / Jean Renaud Boisserie -- Pre-Aksumite culture / Rodolfo Fattovich -- Aksumite culture / Rodolfo Fattovich -- History of Aksum / Alessandro Bausi -- Aksum, town and monuments / Matthew C. Curtis -- The Zagwe / Alessandro Bausi -- Solomonic dynasty / Steven Kaplan -- Kingdom and city of Gondar / Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner -- The era of princes / Éloi Ficquet -- The Ethiopian empire under Tewodros II and Yohannes IV / Bairu Tafla -- Emperor Menilek II / Christopher Clapham -- Emperor Hayla Sellase and his era / Asfa-Wossen Asserate -- Ethiopia after the fall of the emperor / Stefan Brüne -- Selected chronology of Ethiopian history -- Material culture -- The houses / Harald Aspen, Peri Klemm -- Ethiopian handicrafts / Peri Klemm -- Coinage and currency in Ethiopia / Wolfgang Hahn -- Clothing / Michael Gervers -- Food / Steven Kaplan -- Coffee / Éloi Ficquet -- Salt / Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Chat / Andras Wetter --
Description / Table of Contents:
Intellectual culture -- Writing and script / Rainer Voigt -- Manuscript tradition / David Appleyard -- Ge'ez literature / David Appleyard -- Amharic literature / Magdalena Krzyanowska -- Oromo literature / Giorgio Banti -- Oral literature / Simone Tarsitani -- Christian calendar / Emmanuel Fritsch, Ugo Zanetti -- Islamic calendar / Alessandro Gori -- Oromo calendar / Marco Bassi -- Traditional painting / Marilyn Heldman, Tania Tribe -- Contemporary art / Elisabeth Biasio -- Music / Kay Kaufman Shelemay -- Musical instruments / Stéphanie Weisser -- Ethiopia and Eritrea in ltierature / Giovanna Trento -- Religion -- History and faith of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church / Getachew Haile -- Organization of the Ethiopian Church / Stéphane Ancel -- Customs in the Ethiopian Church / Steven Kaplan -- Hagiography and monasticism in the Ethiopian Church / Antonella Brita -- Islam in Ethiopia / Alessandro Gori -- Islam and Islamic reforms / Terje Østebø -- Interfaith relations between Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia / Éloi Ficquet -- Missions / Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner -- Protestant churches / Johannes Launhardt -- Rastafari / Giulia Bonacci --
Description / Table of Contents:
Society and politics -- Pan-Africanism / Giulia Bonacci, Belete Belachew -- Political systems of Ethiopia / Dereje Feyissa -- Legal systems of Ethiopia / Katrin Seidel -- Modern economy of Ethiopia / Mulatu Wubneh -- Modern education of Ethiopia / Theodore M. Vestal -- Ethiopian health care systems / Pino Schirripa -- Media and communications / Julian Tadesse -- Sports in Ethiopia / Katrin Bromber -- Recent developments -- Ethiopia and its neighbouring states: Djibouthi, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan / Nicole Hirt, Stefan Brüne -- Ethiopia's developmental state / Sarah Vaughan -- Emigration and diaspora / Edward A. Alpers, Giulia Bonacci -- Poverty eradication in Ethiopia / Mulatu Wubneh -- Internal and external security: Ethiopian aspects / Mesfin Gebremichael -- Chances and challenges for Ethiopia's development / Claas Knoop -- Travelling and sightseeing -- Travel and exploration in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa / Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner -- Tourism in Ethiopia / Shauna La Tosky, Echi Christian Gabbert -- Museums in Ethiopia / Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Addis Ababa / Peter Garretson, Steven Kaplan -- Historic route / Verena Böll -- Lalibala / Maija Priess -- Meqele / Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Gondar and surrroundings / Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner -- Baher Dar / Seltene Seyoum, Maija Priess -- Afar / Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Harar / Ewald Wagner -- National parks / Alain Gascon -- Glossar of selected names and terms -- The Ge'ez script -- Index of principal names and terms
Description / Table of Contents:
Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa -- Culture contact between Europe and Northeast Africa / Siegbert Uhlig -- The mystery of Ethiopia / Haggai Erlich -- "The most populated mountain" : and introduction / Alain Gascon -- Land and environment -- Geology and geomorphology / Alain Gascon -- Climate / Alain Gascon, Jon Abbink -- Ecology and environment / Alfons Ritler -- Ethiopian biomes / Ib Friis -- Wild flora / Ib Friis -- Cultivated flora / Zemede Asfaw -- Fauna / Afework Bekele, Maija Priess -- Agriculture / Manfred Metz -- Peoples : Introduction / Jan Abbink -- Languages of Ethiopia / David Appleyard -- Tegray / David Appleyard, Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Amhara / Harald Aspen -- Beta Esrael / Steven Kaplan -- Oromo / Ezekiel Gebissa -- Peoples of northwest Ethiopia: Beni Shangul-Gumuz / Alexander Meckelburg -- Gurage and Selte / Dirk Bustorf -- Hadiyya / Ulrich Braukämper -- Sidaama / Anbessa Teferra -- Somali / Markus Höhne -- Walaytta / Jon Abbink -- Mursi (Mun) / Shauna La Tosky -- Hamar (Amer, Hamer) / Ivo Strecker --
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - In English; some contributions translated from French or Germa
,
Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
,
Peoples
,
History
,
Material culture
,
Intellectual culture
,
Religion
,
Society and politics
,
Recent developments
,
Travelling and sightseeing
,
Glossary of selected names and terms
,
In English; some contributions translated from French or German
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