Ethiopia-msg - 11/29/99
Period Ethiopia. References.
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From: Chaz Butler
Subject: Ethiopic Medieval History
Date: 16 May 91 17:35:00
Reference book just leant to me by a friend of the palace at Addis Ababa.
A History of Ethiopa, by A.H.M. Jones and Elizabeth Monroe, Oxford Press, “original 1935, reprinted 1968, no ISBN number.
Part III is especially interesting for period.
i. Prester John, (the legend and its Abyssinian counterparts)
ii. The Medieval Civilization of Abyssinia (giving governor-ship titles and
priveleges, and some court customs (alas no heraldry)
iii. The Portuguese Embassy, including disputations on Catholic/Coptic “theology
particular celibate clergy.
iv. The Moslem Invasions and the Portuguse Expedition (1516)
v. Jesuit Mission - Oviedo, 1557.
vi. Jesuit Mission - Paez, 1595
vii. Jesuit Mission - Mendez, 1625
Fascinating history for anyone wishing to explore African explorer personas.
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 14:08:45 CEST
From: "Christina van Tets" <cjvt at hotmail.com>
Subject: SC - travelogues
The travelogue I mentioned earlier (ie. the one not to take too seriously in
its description of food) is the diary of Alvarez, a priest who tagged along
with some other travellers in 1527 on a visit to Abyssinia. While it is a
wonderful diary, great fun to read and containing lots of other useful
information, he did _not_ know a lot about food.
Cairistiona
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