The monk on the roof the story of an Ethiopian manuscript found in Jerusalem (1904) / by Stéphane Ancel, Magdalena Krzyżanowska, Vincent Lemire ; translated by Kate Matthams Spencer.

Author/creator Ancel, Stéphane
Other author Krzyżanowska, Magdalena.
Other author Lemire, Vincent, 1973-
Other author Spencer, Kate Matthams.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Descriptionxviii, 299 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Uniform titleMoine sur le toît. English
SeriesOpen Jerusalem, 2543-0211 ; volume 4
Open Jerusalem (Series) ; v. 4. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Dayr al-sultan: a rooftop monastery -- An enigmatic unpublished manuscript -- The archaeology of a militant propaganda text -- Conflicts and protections: 1850-1903 -- With memory as his only weapon -- The reflection of an Ethiopia in transformation -- The Ethiopians in a global city.
Abstract "Around 1900 the small Ethiopian community in Jerusalem found itself in a desperate struggle with the Copts over the Dayr al-Sultan monastery located on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre. Based on a profoundly researched, impassioned and multifaceted exploration of a forgotten manuscript, this book abandons the standard majority discourse and approaches the history of Jerusalem through the lens of a community typically considered marginal. It illuminates the political, religious and diplomatic affairs that exercised the city, and guides the reader on a fascinating journey from the Ethiopian highlands to the Holy Sepulchre, passing through the Ottoman palaces in Istanbul"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteOriginally published in French as: Le moine sur le toit: histoire d'un manuscrit éthiopien trouvé à Jérusalem (1904). Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, 2020
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 276-295) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021054375
ISBN9789004423855 (hardback)
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