Ethiopian Mythology
Ethiopian Mythology: The Complete Guide to the Queen of Sheba, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Sacred Legends of Aksum
The Queen of Sheba, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Kingdom of Aksum
The sacred legends of Ethiopia, the one African kingdom never conquered: the Queen of Sheba and her journey to King Solomon, the Ark of the Covenant said to rest at Aksum, Waaqa the sky-god of the Oromo, and the saint-kings who carved the churches of Lalibela. Drawn from the Kebra Nagast and the living oral tradition.
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- 11 chapters, primary sources
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- Original ink illustrations
- Inline citations to the Kebra Nagast and the chronicles
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- 01The Roof of Africa: A Kingdom Apart
- 02Waaqa and the Old Sky-Religion of the Oromo
- 03The Cushitic Gods and the Spirits of the Land
- 04Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, and King Solomon
- 05Menelik and the Coming of the Ark of the Covenant
- 06The Kebra Nagast: The Glory of the Kings
- 07Aksum: The Obelisks and the Lion of Judah
- 08The Zar Spirits and the Rite of Possession
- 09The Buda, the Evil Eye, and the Werehyena
- 10The Saint-Kings and the Rock Churches of Lalibela
- 11Beta Israel and the Living Traditions of Ethiopia
Written by
Guillaume Henry
Founder of Mythologis
Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every book draws on the primary sources first.
- Primary sources first
- No invented quotations
- Cross-referenced across translations
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