Connected Histories? Arabia, India and the Architecture of Medieval Ethiopia
Although early modern artistic connections between India and Ethiopia are reasonably well documented, there is little or no epigraphic or textual evidence for earlier histories of circulation across the Indian Ocean. Yet, architectural and other material from the Horn of Africa suggests a certain intensity of contacts with western Indian in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Highlighting the ‘archival’ value of extant artifacts and monuments, this lecture explores the role of medieval Ethiopia as a nexus between the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean.
Date:
12 February 2019, 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2019)
Venue:
St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details:
Fellows' Dining Room
Speaker:
Finbarr Barry Flood (Director, Silsila: Center for Material Histories, New York University)
Organising department:
Asian Studies Centre
Organiser contact email address:
asian@sant.ox.acuk
Part of:
Modern South Asian Studies Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Clare Salter
