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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Last week, the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://pemm.princeton.edu__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2eiwE46I$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> went live. There, you can learn about more
than 1,000 vivid </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories?__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2KaBATmE$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">STORIES</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> about the Virgin Mary preserved in Ge’ez.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">These stories are searchable by date, manuscript, place of origin, language, title, and many other categories.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="m1710843337544049309msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Over 600 of the stories appear on the site in English translation, thrice those previously available.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Among the stories is one about </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories/111__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2H3jorSA$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">a girl who pursues an education</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, another about a
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories/236__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2pccQf4U$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">thirsty dog who experiences Mary’s kindness</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, and a story written by King Zara Yaqob about
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories/319__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2RDaML3g$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">a speaking Mary icon</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Through our research, we have proven that the Marian tradition in Africa is older, richer, and more indigenous than previously thought by scholars.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">We uncovered over 1,000 stories in Geʿez manuscripts, almost twice the number of stories previously identified.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Over 800 of those stories were composed in Ethiopia, Eritrea, or Egypt, far more than previously thought.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Less than 6 percent were composed in Europe, far fewer than previously thought.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Ethiopian and Eritrean Marian tradition was infused with new blood through translations of almost 150 stories from Arabic into Geʿez between 1382 and 1540.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="m1710843337544049309msolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ethiopian and Eritrean stories about the Virgin Mary have been composed for six centuries, from the late 1300s into the 2010s.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you want to learn more about our research findings, check out our Research Posts on the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/research/research-and-lessons/10__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF24OsZs0g$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">most common stories</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">; the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/research/research-and-lessons/11__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2Dz9WB6Y$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">most commonly illustrated stories</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">; and
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/research/research-and-lessons/14__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2LE795Nw$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">French</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> and
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/research/research-and-lessons/13__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2Fyok6VM$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Spanish</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> translations of the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories/125__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF29aJI8-Q$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cannibal of Qəmər</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> story.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For help navigating the site, consult
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pemm.princeton.edu/about/connect/using-the-site__;!!KGKeukY!wpqNUweeEL-FLGskLe5JHq1uPSedVFWCIXWDjlTg5pQ1hpjCjNoeoZwKM-s8EzN814zYFINm9hfJHN-CYiF2q-cf9U4$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Using the Site</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Questions? Feel free to contact me at wbelcher@princeton.edu.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#5B9BD5;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#5B9BD5;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Prof. Wendy Laura Belcher<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor, Princeton University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#ED7D31">Director, Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#ED7D31;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Interim Chair, Department of Comparative Literature<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Department of African American Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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