Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies

Aaron Butts will deliver the opening keynote lecture at the international conference “Real and Imagined Boundaries in Late Antiquity” at the University of Ghent on 28 April 2025.

The new volume Jacopo Gnisci, Sophia Dege-Müller, Jonas Karlsson, and Vitagrazia Pisani (in collaboration with Alessandro Bausi), eds, Manuscript Treasures from Afro-Eurasia: Scribes, Patrons, Collectors, and Readers, Studies in Manuscript...

On February 26, 2025 Addise Yalew will be presenting on “Exploring Selected Oral Literature and Material Culture: Insights into Beta Esra’el in the Gondar Region, Ethiopia” at the conference "The Ethiopian Jews in Israel, Tel Aviv...

Ethiopia’s historiographical tradition is among the richest in sub-Saharan Africa, with origins tracing back to the Aksumite period. While early practices laid the foundation, a formalized tradition of historical writing emerged in the...

St Mary, the revered mother of God (Theotokos), holds an unparalleled place of devotion in Ethiopia, second only to Jesus Christ. Rooted in Gospel accounts (Luke 1:27–35), her significance encompasses divine maternity, perpetual virginity...

The GIF-funded project Understanding the ‘Kingdom of the Gideonites’: The Shaping of the Memory of Ethiopia’s Jewish Kingdom and its Impact on Ethiopian Jewish Identity Discourse, Past and Present begins on 1 February 2025.