Armenian Legends and Poems

Цена 6.30 - 12.18 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781907256189

Брэнд Abela Publishing


Страниц 288

Год выпуска 2009

Part of a Social Enterprise project. 33% is donated to organisations that specialise in educational scholarships for the underprivileged. Over the plains of Armenia towers Mount Ararat, on which, the Bible states, Noah"s Ark rested after the flood. Here also is the traditional site of the Garden of Eden, and the four rivers that Genesis describes as rising in the Garden still flow through the land. Sitting astride an arm of the Silk Route, Armenia has been invaded and occupied at various times by Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Greece, and the Seljuk Turks, to name but a few. In the fifth century, Armenia became the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as its national religion. Therefore, even a short outline of Armenian folklore and poetry must acknowledge the influences that have served to shape Armenian literature. These influences reflect the interwoven remnants of an intricate tapestry of ancient and modern cultures, legends, songs, and fragments of epics, creating a...