King and priest and Prester John : analysis of the Life of a 12th century Ethiopian king, Yemreḥanna Krestos ; The Ethiopian king Yemreḥanna Krestos is sometimes identified as the Prester John in the academic works. He reigned in the 12th century and, according to the hagiographical text dedicated to him, he was considered as a priest as well as a monarch by his own subjects. This article is an attempt to explain why this identification is not convincing although the hagiography of this King and some texts related to the myth of Prester John seem to derive from the same sources, i. e. the apocalyptic texts written in Egypt after the 7th century and translated into ge’ez. The study mainly focuses on the priesthood of King Yemreḥanna Krestos...
International audienceThe purpose of this article is to re-interrogate the notions of “empire” and “...
During the 15th century, two kings, Dāwit (1379/80-1413) and his fourth son Zar’a Ya’eqob (1434-1468...
http://afriques.revues.org/1015Menelik II and Haile Selassie, the two major Ethiopian sovereigns dur...
Derat Marie-Laure. King and priest and Prester John: analysis of the Life of a 12th century Ethiopia...
This paper is an inquiry about King ; Yemreḥanna Krestos. Who was he ? When did he reign ? Was he a ...
Les tombeaux de deux saints-rois de la dynastie éthiopienne des Zāgwē, Yemreḥanna Krestos et Lālibal...
The history of the Ethiopian graves and cimeteries is still very poorly studied. The tombs of the sa...
This thesis examines European perceptions of the Prester John legend after 1600 and how changing per...
El encuentro entre civilizaciones europeas y etíopes a principios de la Edad Moderna estuvo signific...
The donations of King Lālibalā : elements for a geography of the Ethiopian Christian Kingdom at the ...
This paper presents the edition of a short Ge‘ez text dealing with a Muslim prophecy concerning king...
International audienceThis article is a detailed study of the change in the matrimonial practices of...
Hatshepsut, the main theme of this thesis, was the daughter of pharaoh Thutmose I. She was, at first...
International audienceThe purpose of this article is to re-interrogate the notions of “empire” and “...
During the 15th century, two kings, Dāwit (1379/80-1413) and his fourth son Zar’a Ya’eqob (1434-1468...
http://afriques.revues.org/1015Menelik II and Haile Selassie, the two major Ethiopian sovereigns dur...
Derat Marie-Laure. King and priest and Prester John: analysis of the Life of a 12th century Ethiopia...
This paper is an inquiry about King ; Yemreḥanna Krestos. Who was he ? When did he reign ? Was he a ...
Les tombeaux de deux saints-rois de la dynastie éthiopienne des Zāgwē, Yemreḥanna Krestos et Lālibal...
The history of the Ethiopian graves and cimeteries is still very poorly studied. The tombs of the sa...
This thesis examines European perceptions of the Prester John legend after 1600 and how changing per...
El encuentro entre civilizaciones europeas y etíopes a principios de la Edad Moderna estuvo signific...
The donations of King Lālibalā : elements for a geography of the Ethiopian Christian Kingdom at the ...
This paper presents the edition of a short Ge‘ez text dealing with a Muslim prophecy concerning king...
International audienceThis article is a detailed study of the change in the matrimonial practices of...
Hatshepsut, the main theme of this thesis, was the daughter of pharaoh Thutmose I. She was, at first...
International audienceThe purpose of this article is to re-interrogate the notions of “empire” and “...
During the 15th century, two kings, Dāwit (1379/80-1413) and his fourth son Zar’a Ya’eqob (1434-1468...
http://afriques.revues.org/1015Menelik II and Haile Selassie, the two major Ethiopian sovereigns dur...