Emeri Van Donzel
Biographic Data
| ID | 4049685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emeri Van Donzel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emeri |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Donzel |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DONZEL E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ethiopia's Lalibäla and the fall of Jerusalem 1187
Although there is no conclusive proof that the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 was not the main reason for hewing the churches at Lalibäla out of the rocks, there seem to be enough indications that the incentive for the enterprise is to be looked for in the internal politics in Ethiopia at the turn of the XIIIth century. The fact that the relations with the most important Muslim power of the time were rather friendly, in any case not hostile, may corro…
Abraha the Abyssinian in Islamic tradition
Abraha, the Abyssinian ruler of Yemen, who dared to attack Mecca in an attempt to demolish the sacred Kaʿba, is well known in Muslim historical traditions about pre-Islamic Arabia (Sīra and ḥadīṯ). The article presents a collection of the most significant Islamic texts related to Abraha and his military adventure. The author explains how the image of the Ethiopian army commander was blended into the traditional Islamic eschatological personage of…
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Abraha the Abyssinian in Islamic tradition
Abraha, the Abyssinian ruler of Yemen, who dared to attack Mecca in an attempt to demolish the sacred Kaʿba, is well known in Muslim historical traditions about pre-Islamic Arabia (Sīra and ḥadīṯ). The article presents a collection of the most significant Islamic texts related to Abraha and his military adventure. The author explains how the image of the Ethiopian army commander was blended into the traditional Islamic eschatological personage of…
Ethiopia's Lalibäla and the fall of Jerusalem 1187
Although there is no conclusive proof that the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 was not the main reason for hewing the churches at Lalibäla out of the rocks, there seem to be enough indications that the incentive for the enterprise is to be looked for in the internal politics in Ethiopia at the turn of the XIIIth century. The fact that the relations with the most important Muslim power of the time were rather friendly, in any case not hostile, may corro…
African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Adventure (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Fall of man (1 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (1 works) · History (1 works)