In Search of Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the Ḥatäta Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob and the Ḥatäta Wäldä Ḥəywät

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In Search of Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob

On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the Ḥatäta Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob and the Ḥatäta Wäldä Ḥəywät

Herausgegeben von: Lea Cantor , Jonathan Egid und Fasil Merawi
Gefördert durch: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Sprache: Englisch

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The Ḥatäta Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob and the Ḥatäta Wäldä Ḥəywät are enigmatic and controversial works. Respectively an autobiography and a companion treatise by a disciple, they are composed in the Gǝʿǝz 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.

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Lea Cantor, Univ. of Cambridge, UK; Jonathan Egid, King’s College London, UK; Fasil Merawi, Addis Ababa Univ., Ethiopia.

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Frontmatter Open Access PDF downloaden	I
Acknowledgements Open Access PDF downloaden	V
Table of Contents Open Access PDF downloaden	VII
In Search of Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob: Introduction Jonathan Egid Open Access PDF downloaden	1
Section 1 History
Chapter 1 The Discourse of Wärqe Commonly Known as Ḥatäta zä-Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob Getatchew Haile Open Access PDF downloaden	51
Chapter 2 Questioning Standards in Ethiopic Classical Writings through Two Distinctive Features of the Ḥatätas: Autarchic Logic and First-Person Writing Anaïs Wion Open Access PDF downloaden	67
Chapter 3 Reflections on Translating the Ḥatätas and Their Use of Scripture Ralph Lee Open Access PDF downloaden	91
Chapter 4 Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob, Mediaeval Philosophy, Forgery, and Authenticity John Marenbon Open Access PDF downloaden	105
Chapter 5 Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob and Wäldä Ḥǝywät: Exceptionality and Situatedness of the Ḥatätas in the Ethiopian Intellectual Tradition Eyasu Berento Assefa Open Access PDF downloaden	121
Chapter 6 Debating the Ḥatäta: Carlo Conti Rossini and Italian Racial Theories Neelam Srivastava Open Access PDF downloaden	139
Section 2 Philosophy
Chapter 7 The Place of Ethiopian Philosophy in the History of Philosophy Peter Adamson Open Access PDF downloaden	159
Chapter 8 The Dialogue between Zärʾa Yaʿqob and the Nine Saints Brooh Asmare Open Access PDF downloaden	175
Chapter 9 Critique and Emancipation in the Religious Sphere? Revisiting Ethiopia’s Modernity through the Däqiqä Ǝsṭifanos Open Access PDF downloaden	187
Chapter 10 Authorship and Authenticity as Challenges for the Historiography of Philosophy in a Global Perspective Anke Graness Open Access PDF downloaden	199
Chapter 11 Examining the Ḥatätas as a Foundation of Ethiopian Philosophy Fasil Merawi Open Access PDF downloaden	217
Chapter 12 Revelation and Reason in the Ḥatäta Zär’a Ya‛ǝqob Henry Straughan und Michael O’Connor Open Access PDF downloaden	227
Appendix I Comparative Timeline by Lea Cantor and Jonathan Egid Open Access PDF downloaden	247
Appendix II Gǝʿǝz Philosophical Wordlist by Jonathan Egid Open Access PDF downloaden	253
Bibliography Open Access PDF downloaden	261
Index Open Access PDF downloaden	285

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23. September 2024

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