Download or read book Lalibela Priest King of Ethiopia written by Bonita Maffei and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in trochaic rhythm, after the rhythm of Finland's classic tale, "The Kalevala," Poe's "The Raven," and Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha," "Lalibela, Priest King of Ethiopia," is a spiritual biography of death and resurrection, based on legends of the historical 13th century figure. When Lalibela, Priest King of Ethiopia, is murdered at the hands of his jealous step-brother and step-sister, and buried in the cleft of a rock face, he has a vision of the Archangel Michael, who instructs him to build ten churches. Lalibela must rise from the dead in order to fulfill his mission of building the ten rock-hewn churches. A soothsayer has a vision of the future, while standing on a mountaintop, in the dry and rocky land of Ethiopia. In his vision, he sees a dark-skinned infant being born to noble parents, in the cleft of a rock face. The father is King Zagwe of Ethiopia, and the mother, Keru Worgna, is the daughter of an Ethiopian priest. The Soothsayer hears the sound of bees buzzing, and smells the sweet scent of honey around the child. They name the child Lalibela. The soothsayer's prophecy of Lalibela's birth reaches his soon to be step-sister, Orierna, and step-brother, Gophre. They are jealous because they know that if a young prince is born, he will inherit the kingdom. If Lalibela dies, Gophre will become the king. So, they vow to murder Lalibela before he reaches the throne. The prophecy is fulfilled, Lalibela is born 'in the cleft of a great rock-face', just as the soothsayer predicted. He grows up into a kind, loving and wise young man, showing love for nature and for every living creature. He cannot bear to eat before anyone else, even his dog. So, he always feeds his dog and servant first. Orierna and Gophre grow more and more jealous of Lalibela. One day, Orierna asks the Witch Doctor to give her a poison herb, so she can murder her step-brother. He warns her that Lalibela is destined to be king, and says she is wicked for wishing him dead. When she persists, he gives her the poison herb, explaining that no one lives who tastes it, 'only he whom God has favored'. Orierna grabs the herb and hurries away to do her evil deed. Orierna makes a potion from the poison herb. While Lalibela lies in his chamber waiting for his servant to bring his supper, Orierna chases his dog away and overtakes the servant. She puts the poison into his food, and serves it herself to Lalibela. As is his custom, Lalibela calls back his dog and his servant to eat before him. Orierna and Lalibela watch in horror, as the dog and servant both die a painful death in front of their eyes. Orierna runs away in fear. Lalibela is heartbroken that his beloved friends died because of him, so he decides to accept his fate. He eats the poisoned food. As he feels his life slipping away, he forgives Orierna and wishes Gophre well in his new kingdom. At last, his lifeless body collapses. Orierna and Gophre carry the body of Lalibela into the mountains, and bury him in the cleft of a rock face. When they feel warmth still coming from his body, they decide to leave the tomb open, for the elements to finish him. While Lalibela lies in his tomb, he is carried up to heaven and has a vision. The Archangel Michael instructs him to build churches out of stone, and teaches him the spiritual wisdom of the world. Then he baptizes Lalibela in the River Jordan and commands him to return to his homeland to build the churches. After three days, Lalibela overcomes the poison and rises from his tomb. He returns to his homeland, and with the help of his people and the angels, over a period of many decades, builds the ten rock-hewn churches, which are still standing to this day in Lalibela, Ethiopia! The author, Bonita Maffei, is an artist, Eurythmist and writer living in Monterey, California.
Download or read book Lalibela written by Jacques Mercier and published by Paul Holberton Pub. This book was released on 2012 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unesco World Heritage site of Lalibela in Ethiopia is one of the most extraordinary places in the world. It contains thirteen churches hewn or carved from the native tufa rock in imitation of buildings. As legend has it, the site was founded in the 13th century by King Lalibela, ruler of a newly united kingdom a number of centuries after the fall of the sacred capital Aksum. However, nothing of its accepted or assumed history can be regarded as certain. Lalibela and the Ethiopian kingdom remained unknown to the West during the period of the Crusades and first came to western notice when its ruler sent an embassy to Portugal at the beginning of the 16th century. Dissecting the fragmentary evidence--including decorations, church furnishings, manuscripts, and mural paintings--requires a knowledge of Ethiopian culture and its languages that the authors of this book are rare in possessing. This is the first book to consider this extraordinary site in all its many dimensions--historical and cultural, archaeological, architectural, art historical, and documentary. Claude Lepage is professor emeritus, chair of Byzantine art, at the Ecole pratique des hautes-etudes, Paris, author with Jacques Mercier of Art Ethiopien: Les Eglises historiques du Tigray. Jacques Mercier is researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, and author of Vierges d'Ethiopie: Portraits de Marie dans la peinture ethiopienne and L'Arche Ethiopienne: Art chritien d'ethiopie.
Download or read book Ancient Churches of Ethiopia written by D. W. Phillipson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark book is the first to integrate historical, archaeological, and art-historical evidence to provide a comprehensive account of Ethiopian Christian civilisation and its churches - from the Aksumite period to the 13th century.
Download or read book Modern Architecture in Africa written by Antoni S. Folkers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers unique insights into modern African architecture, influenced by modern European architecture, and at the same time a natural successor to existing site-specific and traditional architecture. It brings together the worlds of traditional site-specific architecture with the Modernist Project in Africa, which to date have only been considered in isolation. The book covers the four architectural disciplines: urban planning, building technology, building physics, and conservation. It includes an introduction with a historical outline and an analysis and comparison of a number of projects in various countries in Africa. On the basis of examples drawn from practice, the author documents and describes the hybrid architectural forms that have emerged from the confrontation and fusion with (pre)modern Western architecture and urban planning, and in so doing he also narrates the history of African architecture.
Download or read book Understanding Ethiopia written by Frances M. Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Ethiopia is a detailed description of Ethiopia’s geological story and enables non-specialist readers to share the author’s thrill at gaining a deeper insight into the processes which produced, and continue to shape, this amazing country. Ethiopia’s spectacular landscapes, ranging from mountains over 4500m high to salt plains 150m below sea level, are a reflection of the geological processes that formed the country. Indeed, its history and the historical sites, for which it is renowned, are largely determined by geology. Readers learn why and how Ethiopia’s geology is both unique and dynamic, as here the earth’s crust is in the process of breaking apart.
Download or read book Ethiopia written by Mary Anne Fitzgerald and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated photographic journey through the history and traditions of the ancient churches of Ethiopia. The ancient Aksumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was among the first in the world to adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica of St. Mary of Tsion. It was here, the Ethiopians say, that Menelik, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments. By the fifth century, nine saints from Byzantium were spreading the faith deep into the mountainous countryside, and over the next ten centuries a series of spectacular churches were either built or excavated out of solid rock, all of them in regular use to this day. Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has the best known cluster, but the northern region of Tigray, less well known and more remote, has many churches that are architectural masterpieces of the basilical type. Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom traces the broad sweep of ecclesiastic history, legend, art, and faith in this sub-Saharan African kingdom as seen through the prism of sixty-six breathtaking churches, unveiling the secrets of their medieval murals, their colorful history, and the rich panoply of their religious festivals, all illustrated with more than eight hundred superb color photographs by some of the most celebrated international photographers of traditional cultures. This magnificent, large-format, full-color volume is the most comprehensive celebration yet published of Ethiopia’s extraordinary Christian heritage. Ethiopia is the third book on iconic places of worship published by Ludwig Publishing and the American University in Cairo Press, following the bestselling success of The Churches of Egypt and The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo.
Download or read book From Silicon Valley to Swaziland written by Rick Walleigh and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2015 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lonely Planet Ethiopia Djibouti written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Djibouti is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore underground churches in Lalibela, spot rare and beautiful animals in the Bale Mountains, or get to know Ethiopian cuisine in Addis Ababa; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ethiopia and Djibouti and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Djibouti Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, festivals, environment, wildlife, cuisine, religion, music, dance, literature, painting, architecture Over 60 maps Covers Addis Ababa, Northern Ethiopia, Western Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti Southern Ethiopia and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Djibouti, our most comprehensive guide to Ethiopia and Djibouti, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Africa guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -- Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Ethiopia written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Ethiopia (includes Addis Ababa, Bishoftu, Lake Tana, Gondar, Simien Mountains National Park, Aksum, Lalibela, Harar, the Rift Valley lakes, Bale Mountains National Park and South Omo). The Rough Guide to Ethiopia is the ultimate travel guide to one of Africa's most compelling destinations. It leads you through the country with reliable information and insightful coverage of all the main attractions, from Gondar's towering castles to Lalibela's magnificent rock-hewn churches and from the beautiful Rift Valley lakes to the wildlife-rich Bale Mountains National Park. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip. Packed with pre-departure advice and practical tips, the Basics section contains all the information you need to travel around Ethiopia, including transport, accommodation, food, drink, costs and health, while Contexts fills you in on history, wildlife, music and books, and includes a handy Language section. Full coverage: Addis Ababa, Bishoftu (Debre Zeyit), Tiya and Melka Kunture archeological sites, Menagesha National Forest, Debre Libanos, Bahir Dar, Lake Tana, Blue Nile Falls, Gondar, Simien Mountains National Park, Aksum, Adwa, Adigrat, Tigrai Region, Mekele, Dessie, Lalibela, Mount Abune Yoseph, Bilbilla, Awash National Park, Dire Dawa, Harar, Lake Ziway, Lake Langano, Abijata-Shala National Park, Shashamene, Hawassa, Bale Mountains National Park, Arba Minch, Karat (Konso) and South Omo.
Download or read book Ethiopia written by Philip Briggs and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, fully updated 8th edition of Bradt's Ethiopia remains the most comprehensive, detailed and thorough guide available, particularly known for its strength of background information, coverage of off-the-beaten track areas, and in-depth details of hotels and other tourist facilities. It also contains far more maps than other guides. Bradt's Ethiopia is also the longest-serving English-language guidebook dedicated to the country, with a history of 25 years of research and expertise. This new edition has been updated by the original author, Philip Briggs, the world's foremost writer of Africa travel guides. Recent years have seen a notable rise in domestic and foreign private investment in the development of new hotels and national parks; this new edition includes all the most up-to-date details reflecting the recent changes, from development of tourist facilities to improved road infrastructure. Bradt's Ethiopia is ideal for visitors of all ages no matter the interest, whether travelling independently or as part of an organised group, from adventurous and active travellers interested in cultural, historical, and wildlife sightseeing to international conference visitors, spa tourists and community-based visitors looking for activities such as trekking and horseriding in the Rift Valley and Simien Mountains. Wildlife and birding visitors who come for Ethiopia's wealth of endemics are also catered for and this new edition includes a dedicated colour section on wildlife and birds. Of all the African nations, Ethiopia is most prone to misconceptions. The 1985 famine and the cracked barren earth of the Danakil Depression are not images quickly forgotten. But this fully updated guide refocuses the lens to reveal an ancient country that continues to surpass all expectations: from the ancient Judaic cultures of the fertile highlands to the Animist people of the South Omo Valley, from the Afroalpine moorland of the Bale Mountains National Park to the thundering Blue Nile Falls. This book also leads you further off the beaten track, so travellers can see more of this expansive and beautiful land, believed to be the cradle of humankind.
Download or read book The Basilicas of Ethiopia written by Mario di Salvo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basilica is symbolic of the history of Christianity in Ethiopia. Aizan, the first Christian king of the Aksumite empire was responsible for the creation of the large, five-aisled church of M?ry?m ??yon, sadly destroyed in 1535, and since then many hundreds of basilicas have been built in Ethiopia, many, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela, literally 'hewn from the rock'. In this book, architectural historian and architect Mario di Salvo considers the unique architectural features of Ethiopia's basilicas and explains how they developed over time. Featuring almost 200 colour illustrations, this book is an attractive and comprehensive guide to some of Ethiopia's most inspiring religious buildings.
Download or read book Mystery of Melchizedek written by Chuck Missler and published by Koinonia House. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery of Melchizedek Who was this strange Priest/King that received tithes from Abraham? (…and administered bread and wine to him?)How is Melchizedek relevant to the Messiah of Israel?Did Melchizedek have a temple that predated Solomon’s?Is the Jewish Kingdom as portrayed in the Old Testament simply an intermediate parenthesis within a larger expanse?Why are the distinctives so divergent from the enforced separation of the kingship and priesthood under David?Were the bread and wine served by Melchizedek eschatological? Did they embrace the Cross? (They, too, echo across the pages of the OT)Was the Lord’s Communion anticipated in Gen. 14? Deriving from some very recent discoveries in Jerusalem (although some are yet to be confirmed) these studies may challenge many of the comfortable traditions that have shaped our classic Biblical perspectives. Join us as we explore some fascinating challenges to our previous understandings of things that shape our ultimate destiny…
Download or read book Afrikan Alphabets written by Saki Mafundikwa and published by Mark Batty Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to popular demand for the first edition, Mark Batty Publisher proudly announces a reissue of this title in paperback. Because the book sets the record straight about how colonial powers suppressed the rich cultural and artistic histories of Afrikan alphabets, this title should appeal to individual readers as well as schools and universities. Both entertaining and anecdotal, Afrikan Alphabets presents a wealth of highly graphical, attractive and inspiring illustrations. Writing systems across the Afrikan continent and the Diaspora are analyzed and illustrated; syllabaries, paintings, pictographs, ideographs and symbols are compared and contrasted. This colourful, extensively illustrated and informative visual journey will be of interest to everyone seeking inspiration from, or more information about, Afrikan culture and art.
Download or read book Engineering Rock Mass Classifications written by Z. T. Bieniawski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1989-08-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first authoritative reference on rock mass classification, consolidating into one handy source information once widely scattered throughout the literature. It includes new, previously unpublished material and case histories, presents the fundamental concepts of classification schemes, and critically appraises their practical application in industrial projects such as tunneling and mining.
Download or read book A Companion to Medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea written by Samantha Kelly and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Companion to Medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea introduces readers to current research on major topics in the history and cultures of the Ethiopian-Eritrean region from the seventh century to the mid-sixteenth, with insights into foundational late-antique developments where appropriate. Multiconfessional in scope, it includes in its purview both the Christian kingdom and the Islamic and local-religious societies that have attracted increasing attention in recent decades, tracing their internal features, interrelations, and imbrication in broader networks stretching from Egypt and Yemen to Europe and India. Utilizing diverse source types and methodologies, its fifteen essays offer an up-to-date overview of the subject for students and nonspecialists, and are rich in material for researchers. Contributors are Alessandro Bausi, Claire Bosc-Tiessé, Antonella Brita, Amélie Chekroun, Marie-Laure Derat, Deresse Ayenachew, François-Xavier Fauvelle, Emmanuel Fritsch, Alessandro Gori, Habtemichael Kidane, Margaux Herman, Bertrand Hirsch, Samantha Kelly, Gianfrancesco Lusini, Denis Nosnitsin, and Anaïs Wion"--
Download or read book Geotourism in Ethiopia written by Asfawossen Asrat and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Archaeology written by D. W. Phillipson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
