The Sasanian world through Georgian eyes : Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian literature / by Stephen H. Rapp Jr
"Georgian literary sources for Late Antiquity are commonly held to be later productions devoid of historical value. As a result, scholarship outside the Republic of Georgia has privileged Graeco-Roman and even Armenian narratives. However, when investigated within the dual contexts of a regiona...
Saved in:
| VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | Farnham : Ashgate, 2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | XXIV, 513 S.; Ill., Kt. |
| Notes: | Literaturverz. S. [393] - 497 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | "Georgian literary sources for Late Antiquity are commonly held to be later productions devoid of historical value. As a result, scholarship outside the Republic of Georgia has privileged Graeco-Roman and even Armenian narratives. However, when investigated within the dual contexts of a regional literary canon and the active participation of Caucasia's diverse peoples in the Iranian Commonwealth, early Georgian texts emerge as a rich repository of Late Antique attitudes and outlooks. Georgian hagiographical and historiographical compositions open a unique window onto a northern part of the Sasanian world that, while sharing striking affinities with the Iranian heartland, was home to vibrant, cosmopolitan cultures that developed along their own trajectories. |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9781472425522 |
| ac_no: | AC12132701 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Stephen H. Rapp Jr |