Brings together studies on the history and culture of Christian Georgia. In this book, the opening section sets the regional context, in relation to the Byzantine empire in particular, while subsequent parts deal with the conversion and christianization of the country, the making of a "national" church and the development of a historical identity.
Brings together studies on the history and culture of Christian Georgia. In this book, the opening section sets the regional context, in relation to the Byzantine empire in particular, while subsequent parts deal with the conversion and christianization of the country, the making of a "national" church and the development of a historical identity.
This volume brings together a set of key studies on the history and culture of Christian Georgia, along with a substantial new introduction. The opening section sets the regional context, in relation to the Byzantine empire in particular, while subsequent parts deal with the conversion and christianization of the country, the making of a 'national' church and the development of a historical identity.
'These fifteen chapters provide an excellent introduction to the place of early and medieval Georgia in relation to the larger Caucasian world, and the comprehensive bibliographies give valuable help to those wishing to pursue further investigation.' Speculum
Stephen H. Rapp, Jr is an Associate Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA and Paul Crego is at the Library of Congress. Cyril Toumanoff, Nina Garsoian, Bernadette Martin-Hisard, Korneli Kekelidze, Stephen H. Rapp Jr, Paul Crego, Ivane Javaxishvili, Michel van Esbroeck Michael Tarchnishvili, Zaza Skhirtladze, Elene, Zaza Alexidze, Antony Eastmond, D.M. Lang.
This volume brings together a set of key studies on the history and culture of Christian Georgia, along with a substantial new introduction. The opening section sets the regional context, in relation to the Byzantine empire in particular, while subsequent parts deal with the conversion and christianization of the country, the making of a national church and the development of a historical identity.
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