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Beschreibung
The Hatäta Zär a Ya qob and the Hatäta Wäldä H ywät are enigmatic and controversial works. Respectively an autobiography and a companion treatise by a disciple, they are composed in the G z language and set in the highlands of Ethiopia during the seventeenth century. Expressed in prose of great power and beauty, they bear witness to pivotal events in Ethiopian history and develop a philosophical system of considerable depth. However, they have also been condemned by some as a forgery, an elaborate mystification successful in deceiving generations of European and Ethiopian scholars.

This volume breaks new ground for the study of these texts, presenting a clear account of the most up-to-date scholarship the ways they works are being investigated by contemporary philosophers, philologists, and historians.

While the authorship question is addressed in the volume, it is not the sole locus of discussion. The near-exclusive focus on this question over the last century has obscured scholarly interest in the texts' philosophical and literary qualities in their own right. Accordingly, this volume begins to fill this gap, exploring the texts' implications for the global history of philosophy and transnational intellectual history of the 17th century.

The Hatäta Zär a Ya qob and the Hatäta Wäldä H ywät are enigmatic and controversial works. Respectively an autobiography and a companion treatise by a disciple, they are composed in the G z language and set in the highlands of Ethiopia during the seventeenth century. Expressed in prose of great power and beauty, they bear witness to pivotal events in Ethiopian history and develop a philosophical system of considerable depth. However, they have also been condemned by some as a forgery, an elaborate mystification successful in deceiving generations of European and Ethiopian scholars.

This volume breaks new ground for the study of these texts, presenting a clear account of the most up-to-date scholarship the ways they works are being investigated by contemporary philosophers, philologists, and historians.

While the authorship question is addressed in the volume, it is not the sole locus of discussion. The near-exclusive focus on this question over the last century has obscured scholarly interest in the texts' philosophical and literary qualities in their own right. Accordingly, this volume begins to fill this gap, exploring the texts' implications for the global history of philosophy and transnational intellectual history of the 17th century.

Zusammenfassung
Lea Cantor, Univ. of Cambridge, UK; Jonathan Egid, King's College London, UK; Fasil Merawi, Addis Ababa Univ., Ethiopia.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: VIII
300 S.
3 s/w Tab.
3 b/w tbl.
ISBN-13: 9783110725742
ISBN-10: 3110725746
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lea Cantor, Jonathan Egid, Fasil Merawi, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Redaktion: Cantor, Lea
Egid, Jonathan
Merawi, Fasil
Herausgeber: Lea Cantor/Jonathan Egid/Fasil Merawi
Hersteller: De Gruyter
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen: 3 b/w tbl.
Von/Mit: Lea Cantor (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2024
Gewicht: 0,554 kg
Artikel-ID: 128516564