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Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography
Stephen H. Rapp
其他書名
Early Texts and Eurasian Contexts
出版
Peeters Publishers
, 2003
主題
History / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
History / Russia / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Religion / General
Religion / Christianity / History
Religion / Christianity / General
ISBN
9042913185
9789042913189
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nCFwaxMumWkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Original literature first appeared among the indigenous population of Caucasia in the fifth century AD as a consequence of its Christianization. Though a number of Armenian histories were composed at this time, several centuries elapsed before the Georgians created their own. But how many centuries? Through a meticulous investigation of internal textual criteria, Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography challenges the traditional eleventh-century dating of the oldest Georgian narrative histories and probes their interrelationships. Illuminating Caucasia's status as a cultural crossroads, it reveals the myriad Eurasian influences - written and oral, Christian and non-Christian - on these "pre-Bagratid" histories produced between the seventh and the ninth century. Eastern Georgia's place in the Eurasian world and its long-standing connection to the Iranian Commonwealth are specially highlighted. This volume also examines several related historical and historiographical problems of the early Bagratid period and supplies critical translations of six early Georgian histories previously unavailable in English. Dr. Stephen H. Rapp, Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State University, Atlanta (USA), and is the Founding Director of its Program in World History and Cultures.