Objetivo Ethiopia is one of the countries with the most ancient Christian history, and the only country in Africa where Christianity became official religion as early as in the 4th century A.D. It is also the only country in the region where the history has been documented in written sources: manuscripts in possession of ca. 600 monasteries and 20,000 churches, some of which date back to early Middle Ages, have been estimated to number up to ca. 200,000. Only a minor part of these archives have so far received scholarly evaluation, only less than one tenth of manuscripts have been microfilmed or digitalized, and only those that have come in possession of European libraries have been duly catalogued and are well protected. A great part of this unique heritage is on the verge of extinction, and urgent action needs to be taken to save it from complete disappearance. A thorough research into the texts will grant insight into the mentality of this African region and provide parallels to the ways other African regions without ancient written tradition may have developed, as well as to the ways Christianity spread in medieval Europe: in monastic Ethiopia some features now lost in the civilized world may still be observed. The project will unite scholars working in the fields of philology, codicology, digital philology, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and book preservation, who will secure the most important pieces of historical written evidence and carry out first-hand in-depth research into the witnesses. Local history and oral traditions collected during field research will allow a comprehensive and complete evaluation of the sources. Focus on historiographic and legal documents will allow a detailed reconstruction of local history of selected regions. Ámbito científico humanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeologyethnoarchaeologysocial sciencessociologyanthropologysocial anthropology Palabras clave Digital philology Ethiopian studies Heritage preservation Oriental studies manuscriptology Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-SG-SH5 - ERC Starting Grant - Cultures and cultural production Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2009-StG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Institución de acogida UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG Aportación de la UE € 1 746 080,00 Dirección MITTELWEG 177 20148 HAMBURG Alemania Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Denis Nosnitsin (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Simone Ludwig (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG Alemania Aportación de la UE € 1 746 080,00 Dirección MITTELWEG 177 20148 HAMBURG Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Denis Nosnitsin (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Simone Ludwig (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
