Umbruch jüdischen Lebens in Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung: am 6. März 2013

Lewy Mordechay, Botschafter a.D. hält einen Vortrag zum Thema »Umbruch jüdischen Lebens in Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung«. Danach folgt die Podiumsdiskussion

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian II: The Northeast Edge of the World

This is the second 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 SLIDE4 Psalter world map in London, British Library Ms. Add. 28681. fol. 9r (detail). Public Domain. The ..

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian V: Conclusions

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..

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian II: The Northeast Edge of the World

This is the second 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 SLIDE4 Psalter world map in London, British Library Ms. Add. 28681. fol. 9r (detail). Public Domain. The ..

From Denial to Acceptance: Holy See - Israel Relations

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The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian (Abstract)

The motif of the apocalyptic Abessinian: From early Islamic hadith to European prophecies during the 5th crusade in Damiette. My Ph.D. thesis touches three elements which are characteristic of the medieval outlook: the Christian eschatological anticipation of the End of the World; how to express this anticipation within a spatial configuration in medieval world maps; how the attitude towards Islam was shaped within the effort to regain the Holy Land. It should be noted that Latin ..

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian IV: The Interplay of Muslim and Christian Traditions

This is the fourth 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 The evidence of an existing Liber Clementis, written in Arabic with the Abessinian/Nubian motif is reporte..

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian (Abstract)

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian: From Early Islamic hadith to Prophecies during the 5th Crusade Ziel der Arbeit ist es textuelle und kartografische Belege zu finden,  die eine bislang unbeachtete eschatologische Gefahrenzone am Horn von Afrika so gut wie möglich begründen. Die Arbeit beruht auf zwei Säulen: eine textuelle und eine kartografische Beweisführung. Meine Ausführungen werden sich hier auf den kartografischen Teil beschränken. Londoner Psalter-Karte: London, British Libra..

The Motif of the Apocalyptic Abyssinian III: The "Thin-Legged Ethopian" in Muslim Sources

This is the third 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 There was however an additional reason to believe in the Abessinian ability to fight Muslims. There is a Ha..