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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tara L. AndrewsPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 108 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.547kg ISBN: 9789004330344ISBN 10: 9004330348 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 08 December 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments xi Transliteration of Names and Places xiii 1 The Origins of the Chronicle 1 The Author of the Chronicle 3 Urhayec'i's Edessa 9 The Armenian Historiographical Tradition 12 Urhayec'i's Sources of Information 15 2 The New Age of Prophecy: The Chronicle's Place in Armenian Historiography 23 Armenian Historical Philosophy 23 Urhayec'i's Historical Philosophy 27 The Prophecies of Yovhannes Kozern 30 The Prophecies Fulfilled: The Structure of the Chronicle 37 Conclusion 43 3 `The Violent Massacres, This Dreadful Wrath': Armenia in the Chronicle 44 The Idealized Past: The Presentation of Pre-1020 Armenia 46 The Loss of the Armenian Kingdoms: 1000-1045 49 471-472 (1021-1024): Basil ii's Eastern Campaign and Its Consequences 52 490-494 (1041-1046): Turkish Invasions and the Loss of Independence 57 The Occupied East and the Armenians in Exile 60 The Royal Families in Exile 62 The Rise and Fall of Philaretos 64 The Armenian Magnates of Cilicia and Syria 66 The Slow Revival: The Armenians and the Crusaders 68 The Rise of Georgia, 1121-1129 70 Conclusion 71 4 `Under the Aegis of the Roman Emperor': Urhayec'i on Byzantium 74 The Era of Growing Byzantine Domination over the Armenians 79 The Waning of Byzantine Influence 91 Conclusions 98 5 Muslim, Persian, or Turk? The Armenian Chronicler and the `Infidels' 101 The Role of Muslims within Armenian History 105 Which Muslims? 108 Tenth-century Muslims in the Chronicle 110 The Appearance of the Turks 112 Reality and Myth: The Armenians under Turkish Domination 114 Conclusion 119 6 `The Nation of Valiant Ones': The Crusaders in Urhayec'i's Eyes 121 The Local Background to the Crusade 123 The Place of the Crusaders in the Prophetic Framework of Kozern 127 Urhayec'i as a Source for Crusading Politics 133 Conclusion 138 7 `Many Break Away from the Faith': Eastern Christianity in the Chronicle 139 Before the Fall: Ecclesiastical History before 1033 142 The Recent Past: Urhayec'i's Church in Uncertain Times 148 The Armenian Church in the Wake of the First Crusade 151 The Community of Clerics as Seen in the Chronicle 152 Aftermath: Byzantium in Cilicia and the Council of Jerusalem 153 8 The History of the Chronicle 155 The Text of the Chronicle 155 Use by Later Armenian Historians 158 Grigor Erec' 158 The Earliest Witness: Smbat Sparapet 159 Recognition by Later Historians 162 The Manuscript Tradition of the Chronicle 164 The Venice Group 165 The Vienna Group 167 The Copyist of Lviv 169 The Valarsapat Primary Text 170 Print Publication and Modern Reception 171 9 Conclusion 177 Appendix a: Text and Translation of Selected Excerpts from the Chronicle 183 Appendix b: Lists of Rulers of the Period 232 Appendix c: List of all Known Manuscripts 233 Maps 235 Bibliography 238 Index 251ReviewsAuthor InformationTara L. Andrews, D.Phil. (2009), University of Oxford, is Professor for Digital Humanities at the University of Vienna. She is currently working on a full critical edition of the Chronicle of Urhayec'i. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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