Author : Bertrand Hirsch
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Heilige, Biographien und Geschichte in Afrika by : Bertrand Hirsch
Download or read book Heilige, Biographien und Geschichte in Afrika written by Bertrand Hirsch and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty contributions from international scholars discuss how biographical material surrounding African saints is constantly revised in order to create and maintain a historico-cultural identity. Ten of the contributions are in English; the others are in French and German. Sample topics include Islam and the role of the saintly, holy women in Ethiopia, and the use of hagiographical sources for the historiography of Medieval Shoa. The papers were originally presented at a 1997 conference organized by the U. of Paris and Johannes Gutenberg U. The volume is not indexed. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).