Zera Yacob's guest appearances

Zera Yacob

History of Indian and Africana Philosophy

The Abyssinian Syllabary

Frederick Douglass

Paul Robeson

Samuel Johnson

Meena Krishnamurthy

Chike Jeffers

James Baldwin

Frantz Fanon

Michael Dawson

Ralph Ellison

Philipp Maas

Elisa Freschi

Richard Wright

Justin Smith

Marcus Garvey

David Walker

OwlTail

Introducing the philosopher Zera Yacob, our fifteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by Yves-Marie Stranger, the editor of Ethiopia through writers' eyes (Eland Books).  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from a forgotten work of the French anthropologist Marcel Griaule, L’Arithnomancie Ethiopienne. Ensues a romp through the pages of Ethiopian history, that will ultimatedly lead to an excursion to the summit of Mount Kaka, a 4 000 high peak located in the Rift Valley. ፨  Part historical fiction and part magic scroll, The Abyssinian Syllabary compounds tentative fact and patent fiction to  breathe a new life into the characters of the Ethiopian palimpsest. ፦  Spelling out the many lives of  Victor Lazlo [ገ], Rimbaud [ዐ], King Théodore [ከ], the Monk Théodore [የ], Munziger Pasha [ወ], Alessandro Zorzi [ሰ],  Arab Faquih [ሸ], Leonard Cohen [ፀ], Umm Delombera [ተ], Menfus Kiddus [ሠ] and  more… ፨  And with a prologue by the distinguished scholar Manuel de Guèz. For more Aethiopica and for a poster of the full Abyssinian Syllabary or of the character Cosmas ፦ ለ ፣  visit Uthiopia.com. Music (Atribution CC BY): NOW ETHIOPIA •††• THE HARP OF KING DAVID •††• a portrait of ALEMU AGA by V. Moon and &amp; J. Kirkegaard

<p>Introducing the philosopher Zera Yacob, our fifteenth character in the Abyssinian Syllabary ፦ ኘ The Abyssinian Syllabary spells out the history of Ethiopia through a series of  33  biographical vignettes of emblematic Ethiopian lives – with each life corresponding to one of the main 33 symbols of the Abyssinian Syllabary – or Abugida. ፨ The Abyssinian Syllabary was compiled by <a href="https://yvesmariestranger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yves-Marie Stranger</a>, the editor of <a href="https://www.travelbooks.co.uk/shop-online-books/ethiopia-through-writers-eyes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ethiopia through writers' eyes</a> (Eland Books).  The story begins with the author receiving a mysterious outline containing a list of Ethiopian historical characters, associated to numerological annotations from a forgotten work of the French anthropologist Marcel Griaule, L’Arithnomancie Ethiopienne. Ensues a romp through the pages of Ethiopian history, that will ultimatedly lead to an excursion to the summit of Mount Kaka, a 4 000 high peak located in the Rift Valley. ፨  Part historical fiction and part magic scroll, The Abyssinian Syllabary compounds tentative fact and patent fiction to  breathe a new life into the characters of the Ethiopian palimpsest. ፦  Spelling out the many lives of  Victor Lazlo [ገ], Rimbaud [ዐ], King Théodore [ከ], the Monk Théodore [የ], Munziger Pasha [ወ], Alessandro Zorzi [ሰ],  Arab Faquih [ሸ], Leonard Cohen [ፀ], Umm Delombera [ተ], Menfus Kiddus [ሠ] and  more… ፨  And with a prologue by the distinguished scholar Manuel de Guèz. For more Aethiopica and for a poster of the full Abyssinian Syllabary or of the character Cosmas ፦ ለ ፣  visit <a href="https://uthiopia.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Uthiopia.com</a>. Music (Atribution CC BY): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5obSvevmoCM" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">NOW ETHIOPIA •††• THE HARP OF KING DAVID •††• a portrait of ALEMU AGA by V. Moon and &amp; J. Kirkegaard</a></p>

The Abyssinian Syllabary ፣ An Ethiopian philosopher ፣ Zera Yacob ፦ ኘ

The 17th century Ethiopian rationalist Zera Yacob, hailed as the first modern Africana philosopher.

<p>The 17th century Ethiopian rationalist Zera Yacob, hailed as the first modern Africana philosopher.</p>

HAP 09 - In You I Take Shelter - Zera Yacob