Foreword Acknowledgement List of Figures Acronyms and Abbreviations Conventions Introduction 1 The Ethiopic Hagiography: Textual Tradition and Life 1 Hagiography: A Brief Overview 2 The Gadl: A Sturdy Genre of G'z Literaturee2 The Chirographic List of the Printed Ethiopic Hagiography: Clavis and Bibliography 3 Christian Typography in Ethiopia: Beginnings and Development 4 The Typographic Content: Inventory and Description 5 The Transmission of G'z Hagiography from Manuscript to Popular Printed Editions 1 Who Is the Editor of the Printed Edition? 2 Typologies of the Popular Printed Editions 3 Features of the Popular Printed Editions 4 Philological and Linguistic Observations on Printed Editions of G'z Hagiographies 5 Aspects of Translation and Reception 6 In Conclusion Annex A Annex B Bibliography Index.