Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom

About Mary Anne FitzgeraldPhilip Marsden

Philip Marsden is the award-winning author of a number of books of travel history and fiction. He visited Ethiopia several times in the 1980s before returning more recently to explore the northern highlands of Ethiopia on foot a journey that he described in The Chains of Heaven: An Ethiopian Romance. His account of Emperor Tewodros is The Barefoot Emperor: An Ethiopian Tragedy. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature his work had been translated into fifteen languages and he lives in Cornwall UK with his family and a number of boats. Mary Anne Fitzgerald has covered eastern Africa for the The Economist the Financial Times and The Sunday Times of London. She has also written eleven books on Africa including Nomad an account of African politics and war which spent seven weeks on the bestseller list and a Time-Life Book Club choice. She has been visiting Ethiopia regularly for more than forty years and has traveled extensively throughout the country. Nigel Pavitt was born and educated in England but has lived in Kenya all his adult life. An accomplished photographer he has written five books and his photographs have illustrated several others. He has traveled widely and first visited Ethiopia in 1968. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Nigel has been honored with an MBE (Member of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1965 and an OGW (Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya) by the President of Kenya in 1993. Frederic Courbet was born in Belgium and started his photographic career in Europe. In 2005 he moved to Kenya to work as a freelance photographer and cameraman. From there he covered more than fifteen countries in Africa and had his work published in many prestigious international newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian The New York Times Der Spiegel Le Monde Time magazine and Newsweek. His work can also been seen in his long-lasting relationships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation GHR Foundation and Girls Effect. Frederic now operates from Sydney Australia. Justus Mulinge is a young Kenyan photographer who lives in Nairobi with his wife and two sons. With his eye for detail he was an important member of the photographic team for this book. His expertise in post-production has been invaluable. Photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have journeyed over 300000 miles through forty-five countries and recorded over two hundred African cultures. They have produced fifteen acclaimed books including Maasai Africa Adorned African Ark African Ceremonies and Dinka: Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan. They received with the United Nations Award for Excellence for their vision and understanding of the role of cultural traditions in the pursuit of world peace. They are presently working on African Twilight a study of ceremonies across the continent from birth to death.