Encyclopaedia aethiopica

The "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica" (EAE) is the basic reference work for Ethiopian and Eritrean 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 by maps and photographs many of which were never published before.

The "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica" has hundreds of authors from up to 30 countries. High academic standards are secured by an editorial team based at the Research Unit Ethiopian Studies at Hamburg University, Germany. 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.

Of altogether five volumes, already the first three (2003, 2005, 2007) have appeared. The first volume includes letters A-C, the second volume is dedicated to letters D-Ha and the third volume covers He-N. The following volumes will, besides the letters O-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 Stiftung, 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.

References

* Siegbert Uhlig, et al. (eds.) (2003). "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica", Vol. 1: A-C. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.
* Siegbert Uhlig, et al. (eds.) (2005). "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica", Vol. 2: D-Ha. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.
* Siegbert Uhlig, et al. (eds.) (2007). "Encyclopaedia Aethiopica", Vol. 3: He-N. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

Links

* [http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/EAE/ Encyclopaedia Aethiopica]