Main entry:

Phillipson, D. W., author.

Title & Author:

Ancient Churches of Ethiopia : Fourth-Fourteenth Centuries / David W. Phillipson.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2009.

Description:

xiii, 230 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index.
[Table of Contents] -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Ethiopian History and Christianity -- 2. Aksumite Christianity and Churches -- 3. Late and Post-Aksumite Built Churches -- 4. Rock-Hewn Churches -- 5. Lalibela: Eastern Complex and Beta Giyorgis -- 6. Lalibela: Northern Complex and Conclusions -- 7. Chronology and Affinities of Ancient Ethiopian Churches -- APPENDIX A: Early Travellers at Lalibela: A Historical Survey -- APPENDIX B: Glossary -- Bibliographic References -- Index.

Summary:

"The kings of Aksum formally became Christian during the second quarter of the fourth century, making Ethiopia the second country in the world (after Armenia) officially to adopt the new faith. This landmark book is the first to integrate historical, archaeological, and art-history evidence to provide a comprehensive account of Ethiopian Christian civilization and its churches - both built and rock-hewn - from the Aksumite period to the thirteenth century. David W. Phillipson, the foremost authority on Ethiopia's archaeology, situates these churches within the development of Ethiopian society, illuminating the exceptional continuity of the country's Christian civilization. He offers a fresh view of the processes which gave rise to this unique African culture as well as the most detailed treatment of the rock-hewn churches at Lalibela World Heritage Site ever published. Abundantly illustrated, filled with original insights, and incorporating new chronological findings, this book will be of enormous interest to a wide international circle of students, scholars, and travellers." -- Dust Jacket.

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ISBN:

9780300141566 (cloth)
0300141564 (cloth)

Subject:

Church architecture Ethiopia.
Church buildings Ethiopia.
Architecture chrétienne Éthiopie.
21.71 commercial and industrial buildings.
Church architecture
Church buildings
Kirchenbau
Rotskerken.
Architecture religieuse Éthiopie.
Églises Éthiopie.
Ethiopia Church history.
Ethiopia
Äthiopien
Éthiopie Histoire religieuse.
Architecture.

Form/genre:

Church history

Holdings:

Location: Library main 262447
Call No.: BIB 193551
Status: Available