Armenian Church History and Saints
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Gregory of Narek, the most remarkable Armenian author of all times and Doctor of the Church, was a master of two discursive modes, one pessimistic and the other full of light. This article analyses his ways of comprehending the will... more
Since late antiquity, northern Mesopotamia had been the cradle of two main Christian communities, namely, the Church of the East and the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. From the late Middle Ages onwards, however, their newly-created... more
The major aim of this article is to study the Armenian Letter “On the Image-Fighters” by Vrt’anes K’ert’oł (approx. seventh century CE) from a religious studies’ perspective by examining the use and the role of representation (through... more
Mainly a discussion of the relics and the reliquaries of the right hands of Armenian saints, often referred to as dexters or in Armenian "adj".
Abstract: The concept of անձնիշխանութիւն (self-governance) in Late Medieval Armenian philosophical thought engages with the questions of what it means to be fully human. Yovhan Orotnec‘i’s philosophy on the freedom of the human will... more
Ayvazyan A.M. The impact of medieval Armenian national-liberation eschatology on the psychology of the masses and military-political projects of the 16–18th centuries. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Gumanitarnye Nauki,... more
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople had authority över ali Armenian churches in Bulgaria during the Ottoman era and even in the times of the Principality of Bulgaria established after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 as a vassal... more
O curso objetiva reconstituir de maneira analítica as diversas relações de contato cultural e conflito estabelecido entre os diferentes grupos de cristãos da segunda metade do primeiro milênio da era cristã e o islamismo nascente, com... more
Ինչո՞ւ անհնարին եղած է ունենալ պատմութեան՝ վերջնական համարուող շարադրանք մը, որ բոլոր ժամանակներու համար ընդունելի ըլլայ։ Ինչո՞ւ յաճախ կը փոխուին պատմագիտական մեկնաբանութիւններն ու արժեւորումները։ Որո՞նք են այն տարբեր ազդակները, որոնցմէ... more