The Epic Histories Attributed to P'awstos Buzand (Buzandaran Patmut'iwnk) (Harvard Armenian Texts & Studies): 8 (Harvard Armenian Texts & Studies (HUP)) 0674258657, 9780674258655

The late fifth-century anonymous Epic Histories, formerly known as the History of Armenia attributed to another unknown

274 104 173MB

English Pages 650 [683] Year 1989

Table of contents :
Title
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Translator’s Preface
The Epic Histories – Preliminary Statement
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Commentary
Appendices & Indices
I – Prosopography
II – Toponymy
III – Technical Terms
IV – Scriptural Quotations and Allusions
V – Epic and Scriptural Formulae
Bibliography
I – Manuscripts, Editions and Translations of the Text
II – Sources
III – Literature
Maps

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The Epic Histories Attributed to P'awstos Buzand (Buzandaran Patmut'iwnk) (Harvard Armenian Texts & Studies): 8 (Harvard Armenian Texts & Studies (HUP))
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The Epic Histories Attributed to c p awstos Buzand (Buzandaran

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Translation and Commentary by

Nina G. Garsoian

Distributed for the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University

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1989

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510 --oCawstosBuzand after Movs& Xorcnac'i, Elite, and Lazar J>Carpcc'i in the initial portion of the thirteenth-century History of Armenia of Kirakos Ganzakcc'i as well as in similar listings of Ar111enianhistorians can also be found. 12 All other medieval Armenian historians preferred to follow the version of fourth-century events given by Movses Xorcnac'i. 13 The general neglect of "p