Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints (e-bog) af Lang, David Marshall
Lang, David Marshall (forfatter)

Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints e-bog

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With the exception of the life of St. Nino, none of the biographies here had been previously translated into English when this book was originally published in 1956. The lives of the Georgian saints are rich and many-sided, not dry chronicles of monkish trivialities. They contain vivid descriptions of life in the Caucasus, Byzantium and Palestine. They give the reader insight into the history a...
E-bog 253,01 DKK
Forfattere Lang, David Marshall (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 29 november 2021
Længde 178 sider
Genrer 1DVUG
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781000483284
With the exception of the life of St. Nino, none of the biographies here had been previously translated into English when this book was originally published in 1956. The lives of the Georgian saints are rich and many-sided, not dry chronicles of monkish trivialities. They contain vivid descriptions of life in the Caucasus, Byzantium and Palestine. They give the reader insight into the history and aspirations of an important branch of the Eastern Church and into its relationships with Zoroastrian Persia, the Arab Caliphate, the Imperial Court of Constantinople and the whole world of mediaeval Christendom.