Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions
Historians have for many decades struggled with issues of periodization. In comparison to many other regions, scholars of Ethiopian history, particularly after the Aksumite period, have written comparatively little on this subject. This article considers some of the weaknesses of periodizations bas...
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Historians have for many decades struggled with issues of periodization. In comparison to many other regions, scholars of Ethiopian history, particularly after the Aksumite period, have written comparatively little on this subject. This article considers some of the weaknesses of periodizations based on dynastic change or periods of a strong central state. It also suggests that attention to gender, class, geography, and ethnicity may assist in formulating, but also complicate periodizations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b16a4c0d9664ef19aec4caeed0d38ad2025-08-20T03:07:47ZdeuUniversität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-InstitutAethiopica1430-19382194-40242025-05-012710.15460/aethiopica.27.2096 Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest SuggestionsSteven Kaplan0The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Historians have for many decades struggled with issues of periodization. In comparison to many other regions, scholars of Ethiopian history, particularly after the Aksumite period, have written comparatively little on this subject. This article considers some of the weaknesses of periodizations based on dynastic change or periods of a strong central state. It also suggests that attention to gender, class, geography, and ethnicity may assist in formulating, but also complicate periodizations. https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/2096Ethiopian HistoryEthiopian MonarchyChronologyEthiopian LiteratureEthiopian Archaeology |
| spellingShingle | Steven Kaplan Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions Aethiopica Ethiopian History Ethiopian Monarchy Chronology Ethiopian Literature Ethiopian Archaeology |
| title | Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions |
| title_full | Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions |
| title_short | Periodization of Ethiopian History: Reflections, Questions, and some Modest Suggestions |
| title_sort | periodization of ethiopian history reflections questions and some modest suggestions |
| topic | Ethiopian History Ethiopian Monarchy Chronology Ethiopian Literature Ethiopian Archaeology |
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