Universität Hamburg, Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies
Erscheinungsjahr:
2013
Medientyp:
Text
Schlagworte:
Aksum
Christianity
Kebrä Nägäst
Antichrist
Pastor
Rom
Literature
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Beschreibung:
The presence of literary works of Roman origin or milieu inside the Christian Aksumite tradition allows us to reconstruct the image of the Empire circulating among the Christians of Aksum. An antagonism between Church and State and a mistrust of any form of political and social organization were the basic concepts that works like the “Shepherd” of Hermas and the “Antichrist” of Hyppolitus transmitted to Ethiopian Christianity, particularly its monastic centres. In contrast to this tendency, a literary trend dating back to the ancient core of the “Kebra nagaśt” supported the aspirations of the Aksumite leadership by promoting an image of the Christian Ethiopian king as a hero in the end of the days in keeping with millenarian expectations.
Lizenzen:
Copyright (c) 2013 Gianfrancesco Lusini
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Quellsystem:
Aethiopica - International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies