Translating faith: Ethiopian pilgrims in Renaissance Rome
"Tucked behind the apse of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the ancient church of Santo Stefano hosted an unusual community during the sixteenth century: a group of Orthodox pilgrims from the Christian-ruled realm of Ethiopia. Translating Faith is the first book-length study of this community...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Italian Arabic |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholicism
/ Vatican Palace
/ Renaissance
/ Pilgrim
/ Ethiopia
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| Further subjects: | B
Äthiopische Kirche
B Pilgrim B S. Stefano dei Mori (Church : Rome, Italy) B Santo Stefano degli Abissini Vatican Palace B Vatican Palace B Catholic Church Relations YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān B YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān Relations Catholic Church B Renaissance B Ethiopians (Italy) (Rome) History 16th century B Catholicism B Christian shrines (Italy) (Rome) B Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages (Italy) (Rome) 16th century B Ethiopia |
| Summary: | "Tucked behind the apse of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the ancient church of Santo Stefano hosted an unusual community during the sixteenth century: a group of Orthodox pilgrims from the Christian-ruled realm of Ethiopia. Translating Faith is the first book-length study of this community in nearly a century. Drawing on both Ethiopic and European-language sources, Kelly documents how pilgrims maintained Ethiopian Orthodox practices while adapting to a society increasingly committed to Catholic conformity. Kelly's account of the Santo Stefano pilgrim community is a timely story about the possibilities and pitfalls of ecumenical dialogue, in an age marked by intensive, often violent, negotiations of religious and racial difference"-- |
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| Item Description: | Bibliographie (S. 449-484), Index (S. 489-502) |
| Physical Description: | 502 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-29417-2 |
