Translating Faith: Ethiopian Pilgrims In Renaissance Rome Samantha Kelly Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Revealing Account Of The Lives And Work Ethiopian Orthodox Pilgrims In Sixteenth-Century Rome Examining How This African Diasporic Community Navigated Challenges Religious Pluralism Capital Latin Christianity Tucked Behind Apse Saint Peter’s Basilica Is Ancient Church Santo Stefano During Sixteenth Century Hosted An Unusual Community: Group Whose Faith Culture Were Both Like Unlike Those Europe Only Premodern To Leave Extensive Documents Their Own Language (Gǝʿǝz) They Also Frequently Collaborated With Christians Disseminate Expert Knowledge Ethiopia Negotiating Era’s Heated Debates Over Boundaries Belonging Translating First Book-Length Study Nearly Drawing On Gǝʿǝz European-Language Sources Samantha Kelly Maintained Practices While Adapting Society Increasingly Committed Catholic Conformity Focusing Especially Pilgrims’ Scholarly Collaborations Shows Came Produce Share Knowledge—As Well As Christian Assumptions Priorities Transformed That Unexpected Ways Ambivalent Legacies These Exchanges Linger Today European Tradition Studies Which Credited Founding Kelly’s Pilgrim Rich Tale About Possibilities Pitfalls Ecumenical Dialogue Timely History Our Age Marked By Intensive Often Violent Negotiations Racial Difference Σελίδες: 512 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0305 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm