The Source Of The Blue Nile

Author : Gedef Abawa Firew,Anders Kaliff
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443867917

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The Source of the Blue Nile by Gedef Abawa Firew,Anders Kaliff Pdf

Ethiopia has a rich and fascinating cultural heritage structured around water. The River Nile has been seen by many as the most important river in the world, and the secrets of the sources of the Nile and their mysteries have, from the dawn of civilization, attracted philosophers, emperors and explorers searching for answers. The source of the Blue Nile, Gish Abay, is believed to be the outlet of the biblical river Gihon, flowing directly from Paradise, linking this world with Heaven. The holiness of Abay (the Blue Nile) and its source in particular still has an important role in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In the Lake Tana region, there are also numerous other myths, traditions and rituals concerning the river. Several of the island monasteries are incredibly holy, and indigenous practices and sacrifices to the river are still conducted. The most important celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the Timkat festival, which is an annual commemoration of the importance of baptism. Despite the importance of the River Nile from antiquity to present-day practices and beliefs in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, very little research has been conducted on the cultural and religious aspects of the Blue Nile in general and its source, Gish Abay, and Lake Tana in Ethiopia in particular. This book combines historic sources and new empirical ethnography, presenting parts of this cultural heritage and the traditions of water along the Blue Nile.

Author : Henri J. Dumont
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402097263

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The Nile by Henri J. Dumont Pdf

What have we learnt about the Nile since the mid-1970s, the moment when Julian Rzóska decided that the time had come to publish a comprehensive volume about the biology, and the geological and cultural history of that great river? And what changes have meanwhile occurred in the basin? The human popu- tion has more than doubled, especially in Egypt, but also in East Africa. Locally, industrial development has taken place, and the Aswan High Dam was clearly not the last major infrastructure work that was carried out. More dams have been built, and some water diversions, like the Toshka lakes, have created new expanses of water in the middle of the Sahara desert. What are the effects of all this on the ec- ogy and economy of the Basin? That is what the present book sets out to explore, 33 years after the publi- tion of “The Nile: Biology of an Ancient River”. Thirty-seven authors have taken up the challenge, and have written the “new” book. They come from 13 different countries, and 15 among them represent the largest Nilotic states (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya). Julian Rzóska died in 1984, and most of the - authors of his book have now either disappeared or retired from research. Only Jack Talling and Samir Ghabbour were still available to participate again.

Author : Alan Moorehead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Africa
ISBN : OCLC:1028864265

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The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead Pdf

Author : Wossenu Abtew,Shimelis Behailu Dessu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319970943

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile by Wossenu Abtew,Shimelis Behailu Dessu Pdf

This book is about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam newly being built on the Blue Nile, a transboundary river. Due to rising population and increasing water demand in the Nile basin, major projects raise interest and concern by millions with potential for water conflict. The dam design, reservoir filling policy, operation of the dam, riparian countries response, dam site importance and social impact and economy of the dam are presented in the book.

Author : Virginia Morell
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Blue Nile River (Ethiopia and Sudan)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110329005

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Blue Nile by Virginia Morell Pdf

The author was invited by the National Geographic Society to join its 1999 expedition, which hoped to be the first to descend the Blue Nile in a single, uninterrupted trip from its source to the Sudan border and its join with the White Nile.

Author : Samuel White Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Africa
ISBN : GENT:900000198051

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The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources by Samuel White Baker Pdf

Author : John Hanning Speke
Publisher : Eyewitness Accounts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1445644231

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The Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke Pdf

Amberley's new series of Eyewitness Accounts bring history, warfare, disaster, travel and exploration to life, written by the people who could say, 'I was there!'

Author : John Hanning Speke
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387025156

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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : John Hanning Speke
Publisher : Edinburgh : W. Blackwood
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015010960477

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What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke Pdf

Author : Alan Moorehead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0140036849

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The White Nile by Alan Moorehead Pdf

The story of the Nile, from the Mountains of the Moon to the Mediterranean. The tale starts with Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke setting out to find the sources of the Nile. It continues with Baker of the Nile and his wife struggling with malaria, and of the famous greeting between Stanley and Livingstone. The book examines the results of their discoveries: the building of the Suez canal; the Khedive Ismail's appointment of Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan; and the story of the last days of Khartoum.

Author : Arthur J Hayes
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358950946

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The Source of the Blue Nile by Arthur J Hayes Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Martin Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107179196

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The Nile Basin by Martin Williams Pdf

Discusses how prehistoric humans responded to the environmental and climatic changes within the Nile Basin during the past million years.

Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781408839935

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The Nile by Toby Wilkinson Pdf

From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.

Author : Arthur J. Hayes
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1377458318

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The Source of the Blue Nile: A Record of a Journey Through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in Western Abyssinia, and of the Return to Egypt by the Valley by Arthur J. Hayes Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Christopher Ondaatje,Lord Selborne
Publisher : Long Riders Guild Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1590482255

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Journey to the Source of the Nile by Christopher Ondaatje,Lord Selborne Pdf

Long fascinated with historical exploration, Ondaatje set out in 1996 to retrace explorer Richard Francis Burton's 1856 expedition to discover the source of the Nile River. Here he writes about his trek across the Serengeti Plains. 161 color photos. 20 maps.