The Symbolism of Space in Ethiopia

The present study starts from an Amhara text, Śǝrʿatä mängǝśt, “the first Ethiopian Constitution”, the basic elements of which were already in place in the fourteenth century, and which we analyze using a semiotic methodology. We argue that the concept of classification system is central to an unde...

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Main Authors: Alexandros Ph. Lagopoulos, M.-G. Lily Stylianoudi
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany 2013-06-01
Series:Aethiopica
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Online Access:https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/491