Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity

History

Stuart Munro-Hay

Africa

Edinburgh Univ Pr

In the 3rd century AD a Persian commentator described the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum as one of the most powerful civilizations in the world, third only to Persia and Rome. This volume provides a detailed survey of Aksum's architecture, artistic life, material culture, history and religion. It contains a chronology for the first seven centuries of the civilization, based upon the author's access to the largest collection of Aksumite gold coins in the world. The aim of the text is to give the Aksumite kingdom its place as one of the most important in African and world history.

<p>In Ethiopia: Judaism, Altars and Saints, Dr. Munro-Hay shares three intriguing aspects of Ethiopia s endlessly fascinating history. The first subject of enquiry is the claim that an ancient and profound Judaic influence underlies Ethiopian Christianity. The second theme concerns the tabot, the altar boards of the churches of Ethiopia. The final section is devoted to exploration of the legends concerning the foreign missionaries who were supposed to have come to the country in the fifth and sixth centuries, the so-called Nine Saints. The study of these three themes not only offers a glimpse into the riches of Ethiopia s literary and ecclesiastical tradition, but adds new perspectives to our interpretation of Ethiopia s enigmatic past.</p>

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Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity

Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity

Ethiopia: Judaism, Altars and Saints