Matt'eos Urhayec'i and his chronicle : : history as apocalypse in a crossroads of cultures / / by Tara L. Andrews.

• Superior document: The Medieval Mediterranean peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500 ; v. 108
• Author: Andrews, Tara L. 1978-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: The Medieval Mediterranean 108.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

In Mattʿēos Uṙhayecʿi and His Chronicle Tara L. Andrews presents the first ever in-depth study of the history written by this Armenian priest, who lived in Edessa (modern-day Urfa in Turkey) around the turn of the twelfth century and was an eyewitness to the First Crusade and the establishment of the Latin East. Although the Chronicle is known as an extremely valuable source of information for the eleventh- and early twelfth-century Near East, neither its guiding structure nor Uṙhayecʿi's motivation in writing it have ever been clear to modern historians. This study elucidates the prophetic framework within which the text was written, and demonstrates how that framework has influenced Uṙhayecʿi's understanding of the time in which he lived.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- The Origins of the Chronicle -- The New Age of Prophecy: The Chronicle’s Place in Armenian Historiography -- ‘The Violent Massacres, This Dreadful Wrath’: Armenia in the Chronicle -- ‘Under the Aegis of the Roman Emperor’: Uṙhayecʿi on Byzantium -- Muslim, Persian, or Turk? The Armenian Chronicler and the ‘Infidels’ -- ‘The Nation of Valiant Ones’: The Crusaders in Uṙhayecʿi’s Eyes -- ‘Many Break Away from the Faith’: Eastern Christianity in the Chronicle -- The History of the Chronicle -- Conclusion -- Text and Translation of Selected Excerpts from the Chronicle -- Lists of Rulers of the Period -- List of All Known Manuscripts -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Index.