The Life of Walatta-Petros: A Seventeenth-Century Biography of

The Life of Walatta-Petros: A Seventeenth-Century Biography of an African Woman, Concise Edition

This is the student teaching edition of a book translated into English for the first time, The Life of Walatta-Petros (1672), which tells the story of an Ethiopian saint who lived from 1592 to 1642 and led a successful nonviolent movement to preserve African Christian beliefs in the face of European protocolonialism. This is the oldest-known book-length biography of an African woman written by Africans before the nineteenth century, and one of the earliest stories of African resistance to European influence. Written by her disciples after her death, The Life of Walatta-Petros praises her as a friend of women, a devoted reader, a skilled preacher, and a radical leader, providing a rare picture of the experiences and thoughts of Africansâ€•especially womenâ€•before the modern era. In addition to an authoritative and highly readable translation, this edition, which omits the notes and scholarly apparatus of the hardcover, features a new introduction aimed at students and general readers.
Country USA
Brand Princeton University Press
Manufacturer Princeton University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780691182919
ReleaseDate 2018-11-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780691182919

The Life of Walatta-Petros: A Seventeenth-Century Biography of an African Woman, Concise Edition