The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian (Abstract)

The motif of the apocalyptic Abessinian: From early Islamic hadith to European prophecies during the 5th crusade in Damiette. My Ph.D. thesis touches three elements which are characteristic of the medieval outlook: the Christian eschatological anticipation of the End of the World; how to express this anticipation within a spatial configuration in medieval world maps; how the attitude towards Islam was shaped within the effort to regain the Holy Land. It should be noted that Latin ..