From the editor: This edition makes available for a new generation an Ethiopian text that was believed to have been revealed to its scribe by the archangel Gabriel in the 15th century. It lays out mystical cosmography, including the angelic hierarchy, gives an interpretation of St. John's Revelation, and contains discourses on the godhead, the trinity, and the birth of Enoch. This work is of value for students of esotericism, Gnosticism, and African culture, as it sheds light on the distinctive features of Ethiopian Christianity-an intriguing blend of magical practice and orthodox theology. R. A. Gilbert's foreword explains the evolution of Christianity and religious literature in Ethiopia and the significance of this work among Sir Wallis Budge's many translations of ancient religious texts.

E. A. Wallis Budge was a curator of Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities at the British Museum, London, for which he collected vast numbers of cuneiform tablets, Egyptian papyri, and Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Syrian, and Ethiopic manuscripts from 1883 to 1924. He was knighted in 1920 and is best known for his translation of The Book of the Dead.

Pages: 175
Special Interest: Magick, Theology, Occult, Egypt, Ethiopia, Africa, Divine, Sorcery.