News and updates26 March 2026|HLCEESCfP: from Manga to ManifestoThe interdisciplinary research workshop will be held 26–27 March 2026 at the Asia-Africa-Institute at the University of Hamburg: In the spirit of the motto “1 theme, 2 days, 3 departments”, the workshop is jointly organized by Nora Derbal...29 January 2026|GideonitesWelcome to Prof Dr Boaz ZissuBoaz Zissu, Professor at Bar-Ilan University, visits the Hiob Ludolf Centre for the joint project “Understanding the ‘Kingdom of the Gideonites’”, which is funded by a grant from the German-Israeli Foundation (GIF).16 January 2026|HLCEESFemale monastic movements in Medieval Ethiopia: History and HagiographyFemale monastic movements in Medieval Ethiopia: History and Hagiography Speaker:Dr. Martina Ambu Date/Time:Friday, January 16th, 2026, at 12–14 h (CET/MEZ). Place: University of Hamburg Asia-Africa-Institute (AAI)...13 December 2025|HLCEESEncounters with Local Saints and Their Cults: Traces in Prose, Poetry, and RelicsOn 13 December 2025, 22 Episode of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence features Augustine Dickinson, Guesh Solomon, and Mersha Alehegne who talk on "Encounters with Local Saints and Their Cults: Traces in Prose, Poetry, and Relics"3 December 2025|BeInf NewsTANA Treffen 2025 des Deutschen Archäologischen InstitutsSophia Dege-Müller is participating at the "TANA-Treffen 2025 Hamburg", of the Deutsche Archäologische Institut. On Decmber 3 she will present the ongoing research on the Beta Israel: Archäologische Arbeiten zu den äthiopischen Juden, den...3 December 2025|BeInf NewsAaron Butts delivers Lecture in TorontoBeInf PI Aaron Butts delivers a lecture on “Ezānā of Aksum: The First Christian African King” for the Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto on 3. December 2025.25 November 2025|AnnouncementsPhD scholarship in Beta maṣāḥǝft projectThe project Beta maṣāḥǝft: Manuscripts of Ethiopia and Eritrea (Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung) at the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies at Universität...24 November 2025|sarsadengel"King Śarḍa Dǝngǝl’s Chronicle" at SBL Meeting, "Ethiopic Bible and Literature Section"On 24 November 2025 Solomon Gebreyes Beyene speaks on “King Śarḍa Dǝngǝl’s Chronicle (1563–1597): Examining Its Sources, Composition, and Authorship” at the 2025 Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion Annual...18 November 2025|BeInf NewsCosmology and Conception of Nature in the Middle AgesSophia Dege-Müller is participating at the workshop "Cosmology and Conception of Nature in the Middle Ages", hosted on 18 November at the University of Cologne. She will present a paper on the topic "Three Heavens, or Seven? Views on...Archive of current news
