Qedemt and the Funerary Spaces of Lalibela (11th-21st Century): Lives and Sepulchral Uses of a Site. SIT 09.
PUM| N° d'inventaire | 29515 |
| Format | 21 x 24 |
| Détails | 370 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Toulouse, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782810712465 |
Sites and Cities of Africa Collection . Lalibela II.
This first archaeological study of the tombs located around the churches of Lalibela allows us to understand over the long term the evolution of the practices and funerary spaces of a major site of Christianity in Africa and of Ethiopian history.
World-renowned for its rock-hewn churches, Lalibela is one of the main Christian pilgrimage centers in Ethiopia. The burial place of the holy King Lalibala, but also a cemetery for many anonymous people, this place of memory was shaped by funerary remains. The exceptional discovery of burials at Qedemt, in the present-day town away from the churches, provides unprecedented data on human occupations in Lalibela, from the time before the creation of rock-hewn churches to the contemporary period. This site thus constitutes a unique reference on the evolution of funerary practices and the use of spaces for the dead in Ethiopia. Thanks to a multidisciplinary study taking into account the diversity of the remains and sites, the results obtained question the evolution of funerary spaces in Lalibela but also the Christianization of funerary practices. By highlighting the diversity of gestures and the transformations that funeral spaces have undergone, these data allow us to discuss the evolution of the church site in a mirror image.
Sites and Cities of Africa Collection . Lalibela II.
This first archaeological study of the tombs located around the churches of Lalibela allows us to understand over the long term the evolution of the practices and funerary spaces of a major site of Christianity in Africa and of Ethiopian history.
World-renowned for its rock-hewn churches, Lalibela is one of the main Christian pilgrimage centers in Ethiopia. The burial place of the holy King Lalibala, but also a cemetery for many anonymous people, this place of memory was shaped by funerary remains. The exceptional discovery of burials at Qedemt, in the present-day town away from the churches, provides unprecedented data on human occupations in Lalibela, from the time before the creation of rock-hewn churches to the contemporary period. This site thus constitutes a unique reference on the evolution of funerary practices and the use of spaces for the dead in Ethiopia. Thanks to a multidisciplinary study taking into account the diversity of the remains and sites, the results obtained question the evolution of funerary spaces in Lalibela but also the Christianization of funerary practices. By highlighting the diversity of gestures and the transformations that funeral spaces have undergone, these data allow us to discuss the evolution of the church site in a mirror image.