Kulturwochen Eritrea | Schriftkultur des christlichen Eritreas und Äthiopiens: Ein Überblick.

In the organizer's words:

Eritrea and Ethiopia are geographically located in East Africa, but are at a unique cultural and historical crossroads. They are deeply influenced by Christian and Islamic traditions, by a particular form of Judaism and by a variety of indigenous beliefs. This cultural diversity is reflected particularly impressively in the region's millennia-old written culture. Written evidence has existed here since the first millennium BC. This is an almost unique heritage in sub-Saharan Africa. In his lecture, Dr. Denis Nosnitsin introduces the world of Christian Ethiopian-Eritrean manuscripts. What do these manuscripts look like and how were they produced? What content was handed down? Who copied the texts? How were the manuscripts preserved? And how can the texts still be analyzed and understood today? Dr. Nosnitsin has been researching the manuscript cultures, literatures and languages of the Ethiopian-Eritrean highlands for many years and has been involved in numerous international projects to digitize and research this cultural heritage. His lecture invites you to get to know an often overlooked part of the global history of knowledge - and to rediscover the depth, beauty and significance of African written culture.

Wheelchair accessible