A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2022 In 1935,
Fascist Italy invaded the sovereign state of Ethiopia--a war of
conquest that triggered a chain of events culminating in the Second
World War. In this stunning and highly original tale of two
Churches, historian Ian Campbell brings a whole new perspective to
the story, revealing that bishops of the Italian Catholic Church
facilitated the invasion by sanctifying it as a crusade against the
world's second-oldest national Church. Cardinals and archbishops
rallied the support of Catholic Italy for Il Duce's invading armies
by denouncing Ethiopian Christians as heretics and schismatics, and
announcing that the onslaught was an assignment from God. Campbell
marshalls evidence from three decades of research to expose the
martyrdom of thousands of clergy of the venerable Ethiopian Church,
the burning and looting of hundreds of Ethiopia's ancient
monasteries and churches, and the instigation and arming of a jihad
against Ethiopian Christendom, the likes of which had not been seen
since the Middle Ages. Finally, Holy War traces how, after Italy's
surrender to the Allies, the horrors of this pogrom were swept
under the carpet of history, and the leading culprits put on the
road to sainthood.
General
Imprint: |
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Ian Campbell
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
488 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80526-024-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80526-024-3 |
Barcode: |
9781805260240 |
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