Encyclopaedia aethiopica
Encyclopedia
The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica (EAE) is the basic reference work
for Ethiopia
n and Eritrea
n Studies. The Encyclopaedia
Aethiopica provides access to reliable and state-of-the art information in all fields of the discipline, i.e. anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, history, geography, languages and literatures, art, religion, culture and basic data. Although the main audience is academic, most articles are readable also for non-specialists. The EAE is richly illustrated with maps and photographs many of which were never published before.
The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica has hundreds of authors from up to thirty countries. High academic standards are secured by an editorial team based at the Research Unit Ethiopian Studies (since 2009 Hiob Ludolf
Centre for Ethiopian Studies) at the University of Hamburg
in Germany, and experts on all important fields and a board of international supervisors supported the editors. Editor-in-chief is Prof. Dr. Dr. Siegbert Uhlig, former holder of the chair of Ethiopian Studies at the Asia-Africa Institute of Hamburg University and (since 2009) his successor Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bausi.
Planned to consist of five volumes when finished, the first four volumes (2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) are already in print. The first volume includes letters A-C, the second volume is dedicated to letters D-Ha, the third volume covers He-N, and the fourth volume has the articles starting with the letters O through X. The following volume will, besides the letters Y-Z, include a comprehensive index, supplementary articles and additional material.
The EAE is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
, the Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Israeli Foundation, the Johanna und Fritz Buch Gedächtnis-Stiftung, the Karl H. Ditze Stiftung, the Sigrid Rausing Trust
and the University of Hamburg.
Reference work
A reference work is a compendium of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a book for ease of reference. That is, the information is intended to be quickly found when needed. Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end...
for Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
n and Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
n Studies. The Encyclopaedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
Aethiopica provides access to reliable and state-of-the art information in all fields of the discipline, i.e. anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, history, geography, languages and literatures, art, religion, culture and basic data. Although the main audience is academic, most articles are readable also for non-specialists. The EAE is richly illustrated with maps and photographs many of which were never published before.
The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica has hundreds of authors from up to thirty countries. High academic standards are secured by an editorial team based at the Research Unit Ethiopian Studies (since 2009 Hiob Ludolf
Hiob Ludolf
Hiob Ludolf was a German orientalist, and born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarship".-Life:...
Centre for Ethiopian Studies) at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
in Germany, and experts on all important fields and a board of international supervisors supported the editors. Editor-in-chief is Prof. Dr. Dr. Siegbert Uhlig, former holder of the chair of Ethiopian Studies at the Asia-Africa Institute of Hamburg University and (since 2009) his successor Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bausi.
Planned to consist of five volumes when finished, the first four volumes (2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) are already in print. The first volume includes letters A-C, the second volume is dedicated to letters D-Ha, the third volume covers He-N, and the fourth volume has the articles starting with the letters O through X. The following volume will, besides the letters Y-Z, include a comprehensive index, supplementary articles and additional material.
The EAE is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is an important German research funding organization and the largest such organization in Europe.-Function:...
, the Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Israeli Foundation, the Johanna und Fritz Buch Gedächtnis-Stiftung, the Karl H. Ditze Stiftung, the Sigrid Rausing Trust
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-giving charitable foundation in the United Kingdom set up in 1995 by Sigrid Rausing to promote international human rights.The Trust was originally named the Ruben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust, after Sigrid Rausing's grandparents...
and the University of Hamburg.
Reviews
- Hussein Ahmed: Ethiopian Muslims and Islam: A Review Article; in: Journal of Ethiopian Studies, vol. XXXVII, no. 2, Addis Ababa 2004, pp. 165–175.
- Hatem Elliesie: Der zweite Band der Encyclopaedia Aethiopica im Vergleich; in: OLZ (Orientalistische Literaturzeitung), vol. 102, issue 4-5, Berlin 2007, pp. 397–407.
- Manfred Kropp: Besprechung der Encyclopaedia Aethiopica vol. 1 und vol. 2; in ´: Oriens Christianus 91, 2007, pp. 250-256.
- Manfred Kropp: Besprechung der Encyclopaedia Aethiopica vol. 3; in: Oriens Christanus 93, 2009, pp. 286-288.
- Tatiana Kryuchkova / Victor Porkhomovsky: Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Volume 1. A-C.; in: ZDMG (Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft), vol. 156, Wiesbaden 2006, pp. 461–462.
- Joseph Tubiana: Encyclopaedia Aethiopica vol. I; in: Aethiopica (International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies), vol. 7, Wiesbaden 2004, pp. 194–211.