The article aims at shedding light on the role played by Ethiopian monks as guardians of the written tradition (a process dating to the very origins of the monastic life) and to give a general idea of how clergymen understood and interpreted their roles as scribes and scholars.

Scribes and Scholars in Medieval Ethiopia

Gianfrancesco Lusini
2020-01-01

Abstract

The article aims at shedding light on the role played by Ethiopian monks as guardians of the written tradition (a process dating to the very origins of the monastic life) and to give a general idea of how clergymen understood and interpreted their roles as scribes and scholars.
2020
Inglese
Antonella Brita, Giovanni Ciotti, Florinda De Simini, Amneris Roselli
Antonella Brita, Giovanni Ciotti, Florinda De Simini, Amneris Roselli
Copying Manuscripts: Textual and Material Craftsmanship
59
71
13
978-88-6719-184-0
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI “L’ORIENTALE” DIPARTIMENTO ASIA, AFRICA E MEDITERRANEO
Napoli
ITALIA
Esperti anonimi
Ge'ez literature, Ethiopian Philology, Manuscripts, Codicology
Internazionale
no
1
Lusini, Gianfrancesco
2 Contributo in Volume::2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
268
open
info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
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