Royal Names in Medieval Ethiopia and their Symbolism
Millenarianism, widespread among Christians in general, was also deep-rooted in the flock of the Ethiopian Church. Several ideas of that kind occur in Ethiopic written sources. In particular, they appear in the treatise composed in Gəʿəz language probably around the 16th–17th centuries AD. This work...
| Published in: | Scrinium |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Scrinium
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| RelBib Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBL Near East and North Africa NBQ Eschatology ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Millenarianism
B Ethiopian Royal Chronicles B Ethiopian clergy B Royal onomastics B Kings Tewodros (Theodore) I and II B King Täklä Giyorgis I B Medieval Ethiopian Kingdom B name symbolism |
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| Summary: | Millenarianism, widespread among Christians in general, was also deep-rooted in the flock of the Ethiopian Church. Several ideas of that kind occur in Ethiopic written sources. In particular, they appear in the treatise composed in Gəʿəz language probably around the 16th–17th centuries AD. This work bears a title Fəkkare Iyäsus (“The Explication of Jesus”) and is dedicated to the last days of the World. Eschatological ideas about the appearance of a righteous King from the Orient became popular among the Ethiopian Christians and are well attested in royal chronicles. Chiliastic aspirations were prevalent during the period of political disintegration in the late 18th – mid-19th centuries AD known as the “Epoch of the Judges”. The strong expectation for a graceful and powerful reign encouraged some clergymen to make prophecies. This tendency was manifested in the Ethiopian royal historiography and especially in royal onomastics. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-BJA10026 |