Cerulli is also renowned for his studies on the Latin and Old French translation of the Arabic Kitab al-Miraj, a famous Muslim book concerned with Muhammad's ascension into Heaven (known as the Mi'raj), following his miraculous one-night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem (the Isra). The book's Islamic depictions of Hell are believed by some scholars, including Cerulli, to have been a major influence on Dante's 14th century masterpiece, the Divine Comedy.
The restored regime of Haile Selassie I approached the United Nations in 1948 to have him tried for war crimes, along with nine others. However, the UN commission agreed to call him as a witness only. The Ethiopian government then dropped charges but barred him permanently from entering Ethiopia.[2]
Later, from 1950 to 1954, Cerulli served as the Italian Ambassador to Iran.
1922: Folk-literature of the Galla of Southern Abyssinia. Cambridge, MA.
1930-1933: Etiopia Occidentale (dallo Scioa alla frontiera del Sudan). Note del viaggio, 1927-1928. 2 Vols. Roma.
1931: Documenti arabi per la storia dell'Etiopia. Roma: G. Bardi.
1936: Studi etiopici. Vol. I: La lingua e la storia di Harar. Roma: Istituto per l'Oriente.
1936: Studi etiopici. Vol. II: La lingue e la storia dei Sidamo. Roma: Istituto per l'Oriente.
1938: Studi etiopici. Vol. III: Il linguaggio dei Giangerò ed alcune lingue Sidama dell'Omo (Basket, Ciara, Zaissè). Roma; Istituto per l'Oriente. [reprinted: 1963]
1943: Il Libro etiopico dei Miracoli di Maria e le sue fonti nelle letterature del Medio Evo latino. Roma.
1943-1947: Etiopi in Palestina: storia della comunità etiopica di Gerusalemme. 2 vols. Roma: Libreria dello Stato.
1949: Il 'Libro della Scala' e la questione delle fonti arabo-spagnole della Divina Commedia. Città del Vaticano.
1951: Studi etiopici. Vol. IV: La lingua Caffina. Roma: Istituto per l'Oriente.
enrico, cerulli, february, 1898, september, 1988, italian, scholar, somali, ethiopian, studies, governor, diplomat, born, 1898, february, 1898naples, italydied19, september, 1988, 1988, aged, occupationwriter, scholar, governor, diplomatalma, materuniversity, . Enrico Cerulli 15 February 1898 19 September 1988 was an Italian scholar of Somali and Ethiopian studies a governor and a diplomat Enrico CerulliBorn 1898 02 15 February 15 1898Naples ItalyDied19 September 1988 1988 09 20 aged 90 Occupationwriter scholar governor diplomatAlma materUniversity of NaplesSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditCerulli was born in Naples Italy in 1898 He wrote his doctoral thesis at the University of Naples Federico II on the traditional law of the Somali At the same time he studied Ethio Semitic languages under Francesco Gallina and Arabic and Islamic studies under Carlo Alfonso Nallino and Giorgio Levi Della Vida at the Regio Istituto Orientale later Istituto Universitario Orientale today Universita di Napoli L Orientale 1 Cerulli is also renowned for his studies on the Latin and Old French translation of the Arabic Kitab al Miraj a famous Muslim book concerned with Muhammad s ascension into Heaven known as the Mi raj following his miraculous one night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem the Isra The book s Islamic depictions of Hell are believed by some scholars including Cerulli to have been a major influence on Dante s 14th century masterpiece the Divine Comedy Between January 1939 and June 1940 Cerulli was Governor of Scioa Shewa and later of Harar two provinces of Italian East Africa He also headed the political office for East Africa in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The restored regime of Haile Selassie I approached the United Nations in 1948 to have him tried for war crimes along with nine others However the UN commission agreed to call him as a witness only The Ethiopian government then dropped charges but barred him permanently from entering Ethiopia 2 Later from 1950 to 1954 Cerulli served as the Italian Ambassador to Iran Finally he was named President of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome Works Edit1922 Folk literature of the Galla of Southern Abyssinia Cambridge MA 1930 1933 Etiopia Occidentale dallo Scioa alla frontiera del Sudan Note del viaggio 1927 1928 2 Vols Roma 1931 Documenti arabi per la storia dell Etiopia Roma G Bardi 1936 Studi etiopici Vol I La lingua e la storia di Harar Roma Istituto per l Oriente 1936 Studi etiopici Vol II La lingue e la storia dei Sidamo Roma Istituto per l Oriente 1938 Studi etiopici Vol III Il linguaggio dei Giangero ed alcune lingue Sidama dell Omo Basket Ciara Zaisse Roma Istituto per l Oriente reprinted 1963 1943 Il Libro etiopico dei Miracoli di Maria e le sue fonti nelle letterature del Medio Evo latino Roma 1943 1947 Etiopi in Palestina storia della comunita etiopica di Gerusalemme 2 vols Roma Libreria dello Stato 1949 Il Libro della Scala e la questione delle fonti arabo spagnole della Divina Commedia Citta del Vaticano 1951 Studi etiopici Vol IV La lingua Caffina Roma Istituto per l Oriente 1956 ed Atti di Krestos Samra Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 163 164 Scriptores Aetiopici 33 34 Louvain 1957 1964 Somalia scritti vari editi ed inediti 3 vols 1958 Storia della letteratura etiopica Milano 3rd ed 1968 1958 1960 Scritti teologici etiopici dei secoli XVI XVII 2 vols Citta del Vaticano 1959 ed Atti di Giulio di Aqfahs Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 190 191 Scriptores Aetiopici 37 38 Louvain 1971 with Fabrizio A Pennacchietti Testi neo aramaici dell Iran settentrionale Napoli Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli 1971 L Islam di ieri e di oggi Roma Istituto per l OrienteSee also EditSomali Studies Ethiopian StudiesNotes Edit Ricci 2003 p 708b Pankhurst 1999 p 124 128 References EditPankhurst Richard 1999 Italian Fascist War Crimes in Ethiopia in Northeast African Studies 6 1 2 New series pp 83 140 Ricci Lanfranco 1988 1990 Enrico Cerulli in Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 32 pp 4 19 Bibliografia by Gianfrancesco Lusini pp 20 44 errata corrige 33 1989 1991 pp 197 198 Ricci Lanfranco 2003 Cerulli Enrico in S Uhlig et al eds Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Vol 1 A C Wiesbadn Harrassowitz pp 708b 709b Mallette Karla 2010 European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean Pennsylvania University Press Philadelphia Celli Andrea 2013 Dante e l Oriente Le fonti islamiche nella storiografia novecentesca Roma Carocci pp 25 70 External links Edit Enrico Cerulli Filippo Bertotti 1 in Encyclopaedia Iranica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enrico Cerulli amp oldid 1067387166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
