The Aksumite roots of Medieval Ethiopia
| Autor: | David W. Phillipson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 39:77-89 |
| ISSN: | 1945-5534 0067-270X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00672700409480389 |
| Popis: | In Ethiopian historiography, there has been a tendency for the Aksumite and medieval periods to be studied separately. The former has been seen as the preserve of archaeologists and epigraphers, with significant contributions also made by numismatists and by historians—ancient, Byzantine or ecclesiastical—whose specialism is not specifically Ethiopian. The medieval period, on the other hand, has been studied primarily from an art-historical perspective, often emphasising foreign connections, and through Ethiopian historical records. The links between the two periods, while recognised, have not been comprehensively investigated, and the methodological dichotomy has exaggerated their distinctiveness and has meant that they have tended to be the preserves of different groups of scholars. This paper will seek to break down these methodological and conceptual divisions. It will go beyond the links between Aksumite and medieval architecture, stressed half a century ago by David Buxton, and consider the... |
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