Ancient Churches of Ethiopia

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The kings of Aksum formally became Christian throughout the second one quarter of the 4th century, making Ethiopia the second one country on the planet (after Armenia) officially to adopt the new faith. This landmark book is the first to integrate historical, archaeological, and art-historical evidence to offer a comprehensive account of Ethiopian Christian civilization and its churches―both built and rock-hewn―from the Aksumite period to the 13th century.

 

David W. Phillipson, a foremost authority on Ethiopia’s archaeology, situates these churches inside 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 in addition to probably the most detailed remedy of the rock-hewn churches at Lalibela World Heritage Web site ever published. Abundantly illustrated, filled with original insights, and incorporating new chronological findings, this book can be of enormous interest to a wide international circle of students, scholars, and travelers.

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