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Article
Some Observations on the Appraisal of Kǝbrä Nägäst
Author(s)
Melakneh Mengistu
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2017.10.004
Affiliation(s)
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ABSTRACT
The Zagwe period is
believed to be the richest and most artistic period of Ethiopian civilization
since the conversion of Ezana though its achievements have been virtually
consigned to obscurity. One of the ideological weapons which aggravated its
obscurity is arguably the deep-rooted allegiance of the Kəbrȁ Nȁgȁśt to the Solomonic
Dynasty. Contemporary researchers on Kəbrȁ Nȁgȁśt seem to have
underestimated the ideological onslaught of the Kəbrȁ Nȁgȁśt on the Zagwe
period that Agäw contribution to the medieval Ethiopian civilization has been virtually
shrouded in mystery. Thus, expatriate and compatriot authorities on the
medieval Ethiopian cultural history are called upon to demystify the obscurity
of the Zagwe period, thereby, to reconstruct the unsung contributions of Agäw
civilization with intellectual profundity and inquiry.
KEYWORDS
Kəbrȁ Nȁgȁśt, Agäw civilization, critical observations, obscurity, historical reconstruction, intellectual profundity
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