Printed Saints: Life and Afterlife of Ethiopian Saints from Parchment to Paper

Printed Saints: Life and Afterlife of Ethiopian Saints from Parchment to Paper delves into a largely unexplored area of Ethiopian studies: the transition of Gǝʿǝz (Ethiopic) hagiography from manuscript to print. While prior researches by Western scholars have focused on editing and analyzing individual Gǝʿǝz hagiographies, almost none have explored the vibrant world of printed popular editions that continue to be published and cherished in Ethiopia since the introduction of printing press i...