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Title:

Ethiopia : history, culture and challenges / edited by Siegbert Uhlig, David Appleyard, Alessandro Bausi, Wolfgang Hahn, and Steven Kaplan.

Publisher:

Michigan State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 369 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Ethiopia--History.
Ethiopia--Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Ethiopia.
Kultur
Äthiopien
History.

Other Authors:

Uhlig, Siegbert, editor.
Appleyard, David L., editor.
Bausi, Alessandro, editor.
Hahn, Wolfgang, 1945- editor.
Kaplan, Steven, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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" : an 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 -- Afar / Éloi Ficquet, Wolbert G.C. Smidt -- Peoples of southwest Ethiopi: Nuer and Anywaa / Christiane Flage, Eisei Kurimoto.
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 -- 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.
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 literature / 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.
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 -- Dabra Berhan / Mersha Alehegne, Maija Priess -- Harar / Ewald Wagner -- National parks / Alain Gascon -- Glossar of selected names and terms -- The Ge'ez script -- Index of principal names and terms.

ISBN:

1611862752
9781611862751

OCLC:

(OCoLC)978295392

LCCN:

2017012752

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)