21 décembre 2017
Mordechay Lewy, « The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian V: Conclusions », Africana, ID : 10670/1.ig6coz
This is the last of five blog-posts going back to a paper at the International Congress at Leeds in 2017: I. Giving the Horn of Africa an eschatological meaning in mappae mundi after the fall of Acre 1291 -- II. The north-east edge of the world on medieval maps -- III. The "thin-legged Ethopian" in muslim sources -- IV. The interplay of Muslim and Christian traditions -- V. Conclusions In spite of the corrupted texts they rely however on the Hadith motif of the apocalyptic Abessinian. This ha...