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A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals)
Author | : E. A. Wallis Budge |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317649141 |
This, the first volume of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge’s The History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, first published in 1928, presents an account of Ethiopian history from the earliest legendary and mythic records up until the death of King Lebna Dengel in 1540. Using a vast range of sources – Greek and Roman reports, Biblical passages, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Ethiopian chronicles – an enthralling narrative history is presented with clarity. This reissue will be of particular interest to students of Ancient Egyptian culture, religion and history.
Handbook of British Travel Writing
Author | : Barbara Schaff |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2020-09-07 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3110498979 |
This handbook offers a systematic exploration of current key topics in travel writing studies. It addresses the history, impact, and unique discursive variety of British travel writing by covering some of the most celebrated and canonical authors of the genre as well as lesser known ones in more than thirty close-reading chapters. Combining theoretically informed, astute literary criticism of single texts with the analysis of the circumstances of their production and reception, these chapters offer excellent possibilities for understanding the complexity and cultural relevance of British travel writing.
Bibliographia Aethiopica II
Author | : Hans Wilhelm Lockot |
Publisher | : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
Total Pages | : 890 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Africa, Northeast |
ISBN | : 9783447036115 |
Erstmals wird hier die Fulle der englischsprachigen Athiopienliteratur geordnet dargeboten. In 100 Sections fuhrt der Autor alle fur die wissenschaftliche Beschaftigung mit Athiopien wichtigen Buch- und Zeitschriftenbeitrage zum Beispiel zur "Historyof Research", "Archaeology", "Religion", aber auch Fragen der "Sociology", "Agriculture", "Zoology" und "Medical Sciences" auf. Wie im Falle der deutschsprachigen Literatur ("Bibliographia Aethiopica: Die athiopienkundliche Literatur des deutschsprachigenRaumes" = Aethiopistische Forschungen 9 [1982]) berucksichtigt der Autor auch alle ihm zuganglichen Besprechungen, womit bei einer Aufnahme von mehr als 24.000 Titeln eine Art "Bibliographic Enzyclopedia" entstanden ist.
From Abyssinian to Zion
Author | : David W. Dunlap |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2004-05-12 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0231500726 |
From modest chapels to majestic cathedrals, and historic synagogues to modern mosques and Buddhist temples: this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook presents 1,079 houses of worship in Manhattan and lays to rest the common perception that skyscrapers, bridges, and parks are the only defining moments in the architectural history of New York City. With his exhaustive research of the city's religious buildings, David W. Dunlap has revealed (and at times unearthed) an urban history that reinforces New York as a truly vibrant center of community and cultural diversity. Published in conjunction with a New-York Historical Society exhibition, From Abyssinian to Zion is a sometimes quirky, always intriguing journey of discovery for tourists as well as native New Yorkers. Which popular pizzeria occupies the site of the cradle of the Christian and Missionary Alliance movement, the Gospel Tabernacle? And where can you find the only house of worship in Manhattan built during the reign of Caesar Augustus? Arranged alphabetically, this handy guide chronicles both extant and historical structures and includes 650 original photographs and 250 photographs from rarely seen archives 24 detailed neighborhood maps, pinpointing the location of each building concise listings, with histories of the congregations, descriptions of architecture, and accounts of prominent priests, ministers, rabbis, imams, and leading personalities in many of the congregations
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author | : M. Epstein |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 1507 |
Release | : 2016-12-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0230270743 |
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Food for the Soul
Author | : Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | : One World/Ballantine |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : |
Congregants of Harlem's nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, one of the oldest African-American churches in the nation, share their favorite recipes as well as the exceptional stories related to them. Includes 130 recipes and photos.