Patriotism And Piety In Armenian Christianity

Author : Abraham Terian
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Armenia
ISBN : 0881412937

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Patriotism and Piety in Armenian Christianity by Abraham Terian Pdf

"Armenian Christianity manifests a unique blend of patriotism and piety - given its ethnic character from the outset and the fact of its having survived the unfavorable currents of history. Beginning from the inception of Armenian letters at the turn of the fifth century, the author surveys that blend in ancient Armenian sources spanning a thousand years. He shows how the theme finds its fullest manifestation as a literary motif in the medieval panegyrics dedicated to St. Gregory the Illuminator, founder of the Armenian Church at the dawn of the fourth century. Of these, the panegyric by Hovhannes of Erzenka (a prolific author of the thirteenth century) exhibits all the characteristics of the motif in ancient Armenian literature. Consequently, his work receives ample coverage in this unique study, including a translation of the entire text with commentary. Annotated selections from the other panegyrics on St. Gregory complete the book, the second volume in the AVANT series devoted to the study of the Armenian Christian heritage."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Alexander Agadjanian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317178576

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Armenian Christianity Today by Alexander Agadjanian Pdf

Armenian Christianity Today examines contemporary religious life and the social, political, and cultural functions of religion in the post-Soviet Republic of Armenia and in the Armenian Diaspora worldwide. Scholars from a range of countries and disciplines explore current trends and everyday religiosity, particularly within the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), and amongst Armenian Catholics, Protestants and vernacular religions. Themes examined include: Armenian grass-roots religiosity; the changing forms of regular worship and devotion; various types of congregational life; and the dynamics of social composition of both the clergy and lay believers. Exploring through the lens of Armenia, this book considers wider implications of ’postsecular’ trends in the role of global religion.

Author : Saint Grigor (Narekatsʻi)
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780814663189

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The Festal Works of St. Gregory of Narek by Saint Grigor (Narekatsʻi) Pdf

"Saint Gregory of Narek, a monk of the tenth century, knew how to express the sentiments of your people more than anyone. He gave voice to the cry, which became a prayer of a sinful and sorrowful humanity, oppressed by the anguish of its powerlessness, but illuminated by the splendor of God's love and open to the hope of his salvific intervention, which is capable of transforming all things." --Pope Francis, April 12, 2015 This is the first translation in any language of the surviving corpus of the festal works of St. Gregory of Narek, a tenth-century Armenian mystic theologian and poet par excellence (d. 1003). Composed as liturgical works for the various Dominical and related feasts, these poetic writings are literary masterpieces in both lyrical verse and narrative. Unlike Gregory's better-known penitential prayers, these show a jubilant author in a celebratory mood. In this volume Abraham Terian, an eminent scholar of medieval Armenian literature, provides the nonspecialist reader with an illuminating translation of St. Gregory of Narek's festal works. Introducing each composition with an explanatory note, Terian places the works under consideration in their author's thought-world and in their tenth-century landscape.

Author : Roberta R. Ervine
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881413046

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Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian East by Roberta R. Ervine Pdf

Author : Mitri Raheb,Mark A. Lamport
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781538124185

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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East by Mitri Raheb,Mark A. Lamport Pdf

This work represents the current and most relevant content on the studies of how Christianity has fared in the ancient home of its founder and birth. Much has been written about Christianity and how it has survived since its migration out of its homeland but this comprehensive reference work reassesses the geographic and demographic impact of the dramatic changes in this perennially combustible world region. The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East also spans the historical, socio-political and contemporary settings of the region and importantly describes the interactions that Christianity has had with other major/minor religions in the region.

Author : Andrew Louth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 4474 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192638151

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church by Andrew Louth Pdf

Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church. It contains over 6,500 cross-referenced A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organization; popes; archbishops; other church leaders; saints; and mystics. In this new edition, great efforts have been made to increase and strengthen coverage of non-Anglican denominations (for example non-Western European Christianity), as well as broadening the focus on Christianity and the history of churches in areas beyond Western Europe. In particular, there have been extensive additions with regards to the Christian Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Australasia. Significant updates have also been included on topics such as liturgy, Canon Law, recent international developments, non-Anglican missionary activity, and the increasingly important area of moral and pastoral theology, among many others. Since its first appearance in 1957, the ODCC has established itself as an essential resource for ordinands, clergy, and members of religious orders, and an invaluable tool for academics, teachers, and students of church history and theology, as well as for the general reader.

Author : Rouben Paul Adalian
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0810874504

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Historical Dictionary of Armenia by Rouben Paul Adalian Pdf

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Armenia relates the turbulent past of this persistent country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Armenian history from the earliest times to the present.

Author : Abraham Terian
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192847416

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The Life of Mashtots' by His Disciple Koriwn by Abraham Terian Pdf

The Life of Mashtots' is mostly praise for the inventor of the Armenian alphabet--the only inventor of an ancient alphabet known by name--and progenitor of Armenian literacy that began with the translation of the Bible. Written three years after his death, by an early disciple named Koriwn, it narrates the master's endeavors in search for letters, the establishment of schools, and the ensuing literary activity that yielded countless translations of religious texts known in the Early Church of the East. As an encomium from Late Antiquity, The Life of Mashtots' exhibits all the literary features of the genre to which it belongs, delineated through rhetorical analysis by Abraham Terian, who comments on the entire document almost phrase by phrase. Translated from the latest Armenian edition of the text (2003), this edition of The Life of Mashtots' includes a facing English translation and commentary. The extraordinary narrative parades historical characters including the Patriarch of the Armenian Church, Catholicos Sahak (d. 439), the Arsacid King of Armenia, Vramshapuh (r. 401-417), and the Roman Emperor of the East, Theodosius II (r. 408-450). Koriwn is an eminently inspiring rhetorical writer and one of the first four authors known to write in the newly invented script. The marked influence of The Life of Mashtots' is discernible in subsequent Armenian writings of the fifth century, dubbed 'The Golden Era'.

Author : Steven L. Danver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317464006

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Native Peoples of the World: An Encylopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues by Steven L. Danver Pdf

This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.

Author : Jasmine Dum-Tragut,Dietmar W. Winkler
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Armenia
ISBN : 9783643910660

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Monastic Life in the Armenian Church by Jasmine Dum-Tragut,Dietmar W. Winkler Pdf

Monasticism is a vital feature of Christian spiritual life and has its origins in the Oriens Christianus. The present volume contains studies on Armenian Monasticism from various perspectives. The task is not only to produce historical studies. The aim is also to contribute to and reflect on monasticism today. Authors come from the Armenian Apostolic Catholicosate of Ejmiacin, the Holy See of Cilicia, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Armenian-Catholic Church as well as from the Benedictine and Franciscan Orders of the Catholic Church. The experts reflected on the glorious past of Armenian monasticism and agreed to evaluate future challenges ecumenically to give more insight into both past and present Armenian monasticism.

Author : Oliver Nicholson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1743 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192562463

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The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity by Oliver Nicholson Pdf

The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity is the first comprehensive reference book covering every aspect of history, culture, religion, and life in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East (including the Persian Empire and Central Asia) between the mid-3rd and the mid-8th centuries AD, the era now generally known as Late Antiquity. This period saw the re-establishment of the Roman Empire, its conversion to Christianity and its replacement in the West by Germanic kingdoms, the continuing Roman Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Persian Sassanian Empire, and the rise of Islam. Consisting of over 1.5 million words in more than 5,000 A-Z entries, and written by more than 400 contributors, it is the long-awaited middle volume of a series, bridging a significant period of history between those covered by the acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary and The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages. The scope of the Dictionary is broad and multi-disciplinary; across the wide geographical span covered (from Western Europe and the Mediterranean as far as the Near East and Central Asia), it provides succinct and pertinent information on political history, law, and administration; military history; religion and philosophy; education; social and economic history; material culture; art and architecture; science; literature; and many other areas. Drawing on the latest scholarship, and with a formidable international team of advisers and contributors, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity aims to establish itself as the essential reference companion to a period that is attracting increasing attention from scholars and students worldwide.

Author : Stratis Papaioannou
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199351763

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The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Literature by Stratis Papaioannou Pdf

In twenty-five chapters by leading scholars, this volume propagates a nuanced understanding of Byzantine "literature", highlighting key problems, and presenting basic research tools for an audience of specialists and non-specialists.

Author : Koen De Temmerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780198703013

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The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography by Koen De Temmerman Pdf

This Handbook presents the first wide-ranging survey on biography in Antiquity from its earliest representations to Late Antiquity. It offers in-depth readings of key texts and diachronic studies, examines biographical depictions in different textual and visual media, and deals with the reception of ancient biography across multiple eras.

Author : David Zakarian
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004445031

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Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian Pdf

The Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian is the first extensive study of the representation of women in the fifth-century Armenian literature and historiography. It investigates the ways in which the ecclesiastical authorities envisioned the role of women in society after Christianisation and reveals some aspects of women’s lived experience in the patriarchal society of Armenia. The book offers a close scrutiny of all the passages that speak about women examining them within the context of pre-Christian (Zoroastrian) beliefs of the Armenians and the works of Greek and Syriac Church Fathers. The texts invariably evince the authors’ tendency to construct and promote role models of influential, pious Christian women who contributed to the preservation and promulgation of the new religion.

Author : Michał Marciak
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004350724

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Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene by Michał Marciak Pdf

The monograph Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene by M. Marciak offers the first-ever comprehensive study of the history and culture of these three ancient countries located in Northern Mesopotamia from the third century BCE to the seventh century CE.