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Forgeries or masterworks? The truth about the Ḥatäta Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob and its companion treatise has eluded scholars for generations. A new edited volume looks beyond the authorship question, celebrating the philosophical and literary qualities of these texts and their impact on international scholarship.

Throughout history, women thinkers and their ideas have been intentionally erased from public memory. There is even a mistaken belief that women’s cultural history doesn’t exist at all. Today it’s more important than ever before to debunk this patriarchal narrative and put women philosophers in the spotlight again.