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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Feasts of History
6. 1 The Power of Tradition 15
7. 2 Mysterious Magic 34
8. 3 Reading Philology in Addis Ababa 54
9. PART II: Imperial Andromeda
10. 4 Ferragosto 77
11. 5 Mäskäräm 94
12. 6 “Cerulli and His Ilk” 114
13. Part III: Years of Hardship
14. 7 The Chronicler of Asinara 141
15. 8 Survival in Shäwa 167
16. 9 Bath and Dhanaane 198
17. Part IV: Dead Reckoning
18. 10 Case 7887 217
19. 11 Field Operations 247
20. Conclusion 277
21. Glossary 287
22. Transliteration and Dates 291
23. List of Abbreviations 293
24. Notes 297
25. Bibliography 395
26. Index 435