Contacts between arabic and ge'ez, islam and christinanity

Date de début:

30 Juin 2015 - 14:00

Type d'événement:

Séminaire

Publié ici :

25 Juin 2015

Mis à jour le :

20 Octobre 2017

Mots-clefs:

Éthiopie
Islam
chirstianimse
langue arabe
ge'ez

Zone géographique:

Afrique

ISIDORE Handle:

10670/1.bex59n

CFEE Monthly Seminar on Medieval and Post-Medieval History of Ethiopia, 2nd year (2014-2015)

9ème séance / 9th session: Arabic and Ge’ez, Islam and Christianity : case studies of contacts, par / by , Margaux Herman (CFEE/IMAF), Deresse Ayenachew (Debre Berhan University/CFEE) & Anaïs Wion (CNRS/CFEE)

Mardi 30 juin 2015, 14h-17h, Bibliothèque d’études éthiopiennes Berhanou Abebe (CFEE) / Tuesday 30th June 2015, 2-5 PM, Berhanou Abebe Library of Ethiopian Studies (CFEE).

1. Abba Enbaqom, author of the Anqӓsӓ Amin (‘The Gate of the Faith’): a text at the crossroads of Christian and Muslim 16th century’s worlds, par / by Margaux Herman & Deresse Ayenachew

Abba Enbaqom (ca. 1470-ca.1565) is a representative figure of the 16th century. Former Muslim converted to Christianity, he was the only non-Ethiopian eččagē of Dabra Libānos. His linguistic knowledge of Arabic, Ge’ez, Latin and Portuguese demonstrate his erudition. His literary activity also testifies the growing exchanges between Egyptian Coptic Church and Ethiopia, for he translated from Arabic to Ge’ez five documents that became fundamental readings of the Ethiopian liturgy. Besides, his relationship with the established Ethiopian power reflected the religious ambiguity of the 16th century. At first, he was supported by King Lebna Dengel (1508-1540). He was then demoted and exiled around 1527/1528 and therefore preached in the peripheral areas of Endagbatan, Bizamo and of the Gāfāt (Southwestern Ethiopia). He finally came back at court in the favors of King Galāwdēwos (1540-1559), and he was later reappointed at the head of Dabra Libānos by King Minas (1559-1563), where he pursued his literary activities until he died, during the reign of King Śarḍa Dengel (1563-1597). During this reign, he wrote his masterpiece: the Anqӓsӓ Amin (‘The Gate of the Faith’). Though his targeted audience, the exact date of composition and the motivations to write such a text are still under debates, theAnqӓsӓ Amin is the first text incorporating Ge’ez translation of some parts of the Coran. The author attempts to demonstrate how the Coran establishes Christianity as the true faith. The stake of his writings is to convince Christians who converted to Islam during the war to came back to Orthodoxy. The question of conversion appears to be central in many 16th century’s documents, like the maṣḥafa qeder. The works of Abba Enbaqom are therefore living examples of the possible exchanges between Ethiopian Muslim and Christian realms during the 16th century, and beyond. This presentation aims to present how Enbaqom demonstrates the common porosity of Ethiopian Christian and Muslim cultures during the 16th century and how his works have survived and have been diffused after he died.

2. Coptic and Arabic documents in Christian Ethiopian archives : rare witnesses of the Alexandrian bishops’ authority (14th-19th c.), par / by Anaïs Wion

Some documents in Arabic, with sometimes parts in Coptic Bohairic, were copied into the the archives of Christian Ethiopia. This corpus consists of six complete documents and a few marginal additions from the late fourteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. What can be said from six documents produced and preserved during five centuries? They have a similar origin since they were produced by the Coptic metropolitans heading the Ethiopian Church. Contextualizating each document explains why, occasionally and in different situations, the Ethiopian religious institutions appealed to the Coptic episcopal authority.

Les intervenants / The speakers

Margaux Herman, Deresse Ayenachew et Anaïs Wion sont historiens, docteurs de l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne et spécialistes de l’histoire médiévale et moderne de l’Éthiopie. Margaux Herman est chercheure associée à l’IMAF (UMR 8171) et au CFEE. Deresse Ayenachew est professeur assistant à l’Université de Debre Berhan et chercheur associé au CFEE. Anaïs Wion est chargée de recherche au CNRS et au CFEE.

Margaux Herman, Deresse Ayenachew and Anaïs Wion are historians, PhD from Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, and specialized in medieval and early modern Ethiopian history. Margaux Herman is associate researcher at IMAF (UMR 8171) and CFEE. Deresse Ayenachew is assistant professor at Debre Berhan University. He is associate researcher at CFEE. Anaïs Wion is a researcher at CNRS and CFEE.

Photo : Anaïs Wion.

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1. Abba Enbaqom, author of the Anqӓsӓ Amin (‘The Gate of the Faith’): a text at the crossroads of Christian and Muslim 16th century’s worlds, par / by Margaux Herman & Deresse Ayenachew

2. Coptic and Arabic documents in Christian Ethiopian archives : rare witnesses of the Alexandrian bishops’ authority (14th-19th c.), par / by Anaïs Wion

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2. Coptic and Arabic documents in Christian Ethiopian archives : rare witnesses of the Alexandrian bishops’ authority (14th-19th c.), par / by Anaïs Wion

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