In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät
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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In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät
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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In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät

In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät

In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät

In Search of Zär'a Ya??qob: On the History, Philosophy, and Authorship of the ?atäta Zär'a Ya??qob and the ?atäta Wäldä ??ywät

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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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ISBN-13: 9783110725742
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 09/23/2024
Pages: 308
Product dimensions: 5.91(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

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

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