IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 734: Medieval Ethiopia, III: History, Archeology, and the Mythical Prester John
Tuesday 4 July 2017, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Verena Krebs, Martin Buber Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Felicitas Schmieder, Historisches Institut, FernUniversität Hagen |
| Paper 734-a | Historical and Legendary Sources at the Origins of the Ethiopian Prester John (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval |
| Paper 734-b | Comparing Fra Mauro's Depiction of Medieval Ethiopia to Sites Discovered via Satellite Archaeology in Modern Shoa, Ethiopia (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 734-c | Defining Ethiopia, Nubia, and India in Medieval Europe: How Confusing Is It? (Language: English) Index terms: Geography and Settlement Studies, Historiography - Medieval |
| Abstract | The four sessions will bring together papers on medieval Ethiopia, Egypt, and beyond; special attention is given to the interaction between these regions and the Mediterranean, including artistic exchange, trade, and historiography. The first session highlights the religious plurality in medieval Ethiopia; the second one on artistic exchange and historiography. The mythical Prester John and other aspects of the Western image of Ethiopia will be explored in the third session. Finally, the fourth session will bring together paper focussing on the Red sea region as connecting the Mediterranean to Eastern Africa. |