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The Napatan Cylindrical Sheaths provides a complete analysis of the precious finds discovered at the royal cemetery of Nuri (Sudan) for the first time. This volume critically analyses translations of the inscriptions and identifies the divinities occurring on the cylinder sheaths, which were important in Kushite history between the VII and IV centuries BC. The work is composed of four parts studying: the royal cemetery of Nuri, where the cylindrical sheaths were found; the complete catalogue of the cylinders with their iconographical and epigraphic descriptions; observations on the inscriptions, the features of the bottoms and the main decorations, the crowns worn by the main figured goddesses, the relation of these goddesses and crowns, the attributes held by goddesses, and the small motifs occurring on the cylinders; and the hypothetical identification of the cylinders, their practical function and their ideological significance. This work emphasises the importance of Nubian archaeology as a subject, providing a useful contribution to stimulating and developing further discussion on the function of the cylindrical sheaths.
Cushites --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Sudan --- Antiquities. --- Grave goods
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Cushites --- Funeral customs and rites --- Meroe (Extinct city)
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À partir de l’étude des sources européennes et des traditions orales ‘afar, cet ouvrage propose une synthèse impressionnante et unique en son genre sur l’histoire politique du territoire d’Awsa pris en étau entre les implantations des puissances européennes sur les côtes de la mer Rouge et la construction de l’État moderne d’Éthiopie. À travers cette histoire très complexe faite d’alliances, de rivalités, de renversements, de conflits et d’arrangements, on observe la façon dont les ‘Afar et leurs dirigeants ont été des acteurs déterminants de l’évolution politique et économique de l’Éthiopie telle qu’on la connaît aujourd’hui. C’est ce que révèlent les paroles du sultan ‘Ali-Miraḥ qui constituent la deuxième partie de l’ouvrage. L’auteur a accompli le tour de force de recueillir une série d’entretiens à travers lesquels le sultan se souvient de sa longue existence, des personnalités historiques qu’il a côtoyées, des positions qu’il a dû prendre pour son peuple, pour protéger son autonomie, pour tenter de lui apporter un développement économique partagé avec les autres Éthiopiens. La disparition du sultan ‘Ali-Miraḥ en avril 2011 a suscité l’expression de nombreux témoignages sur l’intelligence politique du sultan et le rôle de conciliateur qu’il a joué pour préserver l’unité de la nation éthiopienne tout en reconnaissant la diversité et l’autonomie des peuples qui la compose. Ces témoignages viennent aussi bien d’anciens dignitaires du régime impérial, que de ceux qui l’ont combattu du côté érythréen ou du côté de nationalités éthiopiennes. Parmi les témoignages inédits qui sont ici publiés, soulignons l’intérêt tout particulier que revêt le long entretien de Ḥanfaré ‘Ali-Miraḥ, recueilli avant qu’il ne soit désigné comme le successeur de son père à la charge de sultan, pour laquelle il sera investi en novembre 2010. Cet entretien, portant sur l’époque impériale, montre le rôle essentiel qu’il a joué au côté de son père notamment au sein des divers groupes…
Afar (African people) --- History --- Afara (African tribe) --- Danakil (African people) --- Cushites --- Ethnology --- ethno-history --- history
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Attempts to reconstruct the compositional history of the book of Isaiah confine themselves mainly to chapters 1-12 and 28-39, supposed to shroud the basic core of any early collection of Isaianic texts. Other investigations which verge on the group of prophecies concerning the nations in Isa 13-23 rarely delve into exegetical details to the extent that the reader of Isaiah would feel convinced to stand here on familiar grounds. Even others, overtly restricted to a small pericope inside Isa 13-23, often neglect the significance of this larger context. This book provides a thorough analysis of Isaiah 18-20, concerned with Egypt and Kush, from the earliest stages to their final contextualisation within the developing corpus of the Isaianic prophecies regarding the nations.
Egypt in the Bible. --- Ethiopia in the Bible. --- Cushites --- Prophecies. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Prophecies --- Egypt. --- Cushites. --- Egypt --- Ethiopia --- In the Bible. --- Egypt--In the Bible. --- Ethiopia--In the Bible.
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Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic detail, Stephanie Bjork offer the first study on the messy role of clan or tribe in the Somali diaspora, and the only study on the subject to include women's perspectives. 'Somalis Abroad' illuminates the ways clan is contested alongside ideas of autonomy and gender equality, challenged by affinities towards others with similar migration experiences, transformed because of geographical separation from family members, and leveraged by individuals for cultural capital. Challenging prevailing views in the field, Bjork argues that clan-informed practices influence everything from asylum decisions to managing money. The practices also become a pattern that structures important relationships via constant - and unwitting - effort.
Somalis --- Somali diaspora. --- Diaspora, Somali --- Human geography --- Somal --- Somali --- Somalians --- Somals --- Cushites --- Ethnology --- Social life and customs. --- Diaspora --- Migrations
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Citizen and Pariah explores the fragility of law, pluralism and democracy in South Africa by investigating Somali informal shopkeepers' experiences of crime, justice and regulation in the country. Through a narrative account of their local experiences, the book sheds light on the legal and political predicaments they face.
Somalis --- Stores, Retail --- Economic conditions. --- Commercial buildings --- Retail trade --- Shopping centers --- Retail stores --- Shops --- Cushites --- Ethnology --- Somal --- Somali --- Somalians --- Somals
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Afar (African people) --- Afar (Peuple d'Afrique) --- History --- Social life and customs. --- Histoire --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Afara (African tribe) --- Danakil (African people) --- Cushites --- Ethnology --- Social life and customs
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Rites et cérémonies funéraires --- Mobilier funéraire --- Cemeteries --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Cushites --- Funeral customs and rites --- Napata (Extinct city) --- Antiquities
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Oromo (African people) --- Gala (African people) --- Galla (African people) --- Gallas --- Orma (African people) --- Cushites --- Ethnology --- Ethnic identity --- History --- Internal politics --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Ethiopia
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