Habtamu Mengistie Tegegne
Biographic Data
| ID | 679101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Habtamu Mengistie Tegegne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Habtamu Mengistie |
| FAMILY NAME | Tegegne |
| SIGNATURE | TEGEGNE H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fragility and Resilience
The growth of a myth of ancient origins pertaining to the church and monastery of Märṭulä Maryam and the exploration of its content and context form the central focus of this study. Material related to the church’s apparent ancient origin provides appropriate data through which to illustrate at once the themes of historical fragility and resilience. Märṭulä Maryam consolidated its mythical history by suppressing the memory of its actual founder, …
The Edict of King Gälawdéwos Against the Illegal Slave Trade in Christians
The Edict of King Gälawdéwos against the Illegal Slave Trade in Christians
Plate 1.The Edict of Gälawdéwos in its Manuscript Context: Tädbabä Mar yam, MS Wängél.This manuscript page displays seven different texts.The edict begins at the top of the left-hand column and ends on line 13 of the right-hand column.Its scribe has distinguished it from the following charter (also issued by Gälawdéwos, appointing a Muslim governor for the province of Ifat) with a decorative row of alternating black and red dots.Another charter o…
Dispute over precedence and protocol
This study investigates the textual and legal issues conveyed by records of a court case that took place in 1897 involving the Ethiopian churches of Dima and Märtulä Maryam over precedence, court etiquette, and decorum. My analysis focuses on two imperial judicial verdicts and letters addressed to King Täklä Haymanot (1881–1901) from Emperor Menilek II (r. 1889–1913) which the case generated. It will show that, very much like legal documents, the…
Recordmaking, Recordkeeping and Landholding – Chanceries and Archives in Ethiopia (1700–1974)
This essay addresses the origins and functions of Ethiopian church archives. It investigates the processes used in making documents and the procedures implemented to ensure their preservation and access. While recognizing their commemorative and symbolic functions, this essay emphasizes that written records were created in the first instance for practical purposes. It argues that the change in recordmaking and recordkeeping activities that is dis…
Recordmaking, Recordkeeping and Landholding – Chanceries and Archives in Ethiopia (1700–1974)
This essay addresses the origins and functions of Ethiopian church archives. It investigates the processes used in making documents and the procedures implemented to ensure their preservation and access. While recognizing their commemorative and symbolic functions, this essay emphasizes that written records were created in the first instance for practical purposes. It argues that the change in recordmaking and recordkeeping activities that is dis…
Rethinking Property and Society in Gondärine Ethiopia
The historiographic question that this article asks is: How can historians uncover actual social and economic practices without imposing anachronistic standards and terminologies on the available evidence? The analysis focuses on the relationship between landlords andzégoch-a hitherto unrecognized and socially subservient class of peasants-in the context of social, economic, and cultural realities in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Ethiopia. T…
Rethinking Property and Society in Gondärine Ethiopia
The historiographic question that this article asks is: How can historians uncover actual social and economic practices without imposing anachronistic standards and terminologies on the available evidence? The analysis focuses on the relationship between landlords andzégoch-a hitherto unrecognized and socially subservient class of peasants-in the context of social, economic, and cultural realities in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Ethiopia. T…
Recordmaking, Recordkeeping and Landholding – Chanceries and Archives in Ethiopia (1700–1974)
This essay addresses the origins and functions of Ethiopian church archives. It investigates the processes used in making documents and the procedures implemented to ensure their preservation and access. While recognizing their commemorative and symbolic functions, this essay emphasizes that written records were created in the first instance for practical purposes. It argues that the change in recordmaking and recordkeeping activities that is dis…
Rethinking Property and Society in Gondärine Ethiopia
The historiographic question that this article asks is: How can historians uncover actual social and economic practices without imposing anachronistic standards and terminologies on the available evidence? The analysis focuses on the relationship between landlords andzégoch-a hitherto unrecognized and socially subservient class of peasants-in the context of social, economic, and cultural realities in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Ethiopia. T…
Recordmaking, Recordkeeping and Landholding – Chanceries and Archives in Ethiopia (1700–1974)
This essay addresses the origins and functions of Ethiopian church archives. It investigates the processes used in making documents and the procedures implemented to ensure their preservation and access. While recognizing their commemorative and symbolic functions, this essay emphasizes that written records were created in the first instance for practical purposes. It argues that the change in recordmaking and recordkeeping activities that is dis…
Recordmaking, Recordkeeping and Landholding – Chanceries and Archives in Ethiopia (1700–1974)
This essay addresses the origins and functions of Ethiopian church archives. It investigates the processes used in making documents and the procedures implemented to ensure their preservation and access. While recognizing their commemorative and symbolic functions, this essay emphasizes that written records were created in the first instance for practical purposes. It argues that the change in recordmaking and recordkeeping activities that is dis…
Dispute over precedence and protocol
This study investigates the textual and legal issues conveyed by records of a court case that took place in 1897 involving the Ethiopian churches of Dima and Märtulä Maryam over precedence, court etiquette, and decorum. My analysis focuses on two imperial judicial verdicts and letters addressed to King Täklä Haymanot (1881–1901) from Emperor Menilek II (r. 1889–1913) which the case generated. It will show that, very much like legal documents, the…
The Edict of King Gälawdéwos against the Illegal Slave Trade in Christians
Plate 1.The Edict of Gälawdéwos in its Manuscript Context: Tädbabä Mar yam, MS Wängél.This manuscript page displays seven different texts.The edict begins at the top of the left-hand column and ends on line 13 of the right-hand column.Its scribe has distinguished it from the following charter (also issued by Gälawdéwos, appointing a Muslim governor for the province of Ifat) with a decorative row of alternating black and red dots.Another charter o…
The Edict of King Gälawdéwos Against the Illegal Slave Trade in Christians
Fragility and Resilience
The growth of a myth of ancient origins pertaining to the church and monastery of Märṭulä Maryam and the exploration of its content and context form the central focus of this study. Material related to the church’s apparent ancient origin provides appropriate data through which to illustrate at once the themes of historical fragility and resilience. Märṭulä Maryam consolidated its mythical history by suppressing the memory of its actual founder, …
History (7 works) · African history and culture analysis (6 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Classics (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works)