1st Edition

Ancient Christianity in the Caucasus

By Tamila Mgaloblishvili Copyright 1998
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The is the first volume of Iberica-Caucasica, a new annual publication based in Tbilisi (Georgia) and devoted exclusively to the art, history and culture of the Caucasus.

foreword Foreword; Introduction, Tamila Mgaloblishvili; Chapter 1 Die Ausbreitung des Christentums in Georgien*, Ernst Bammel; Chapter 2 St Andrew in Samtskhe — Archaeological Proof?, Vakhtang Licheli; Chapter 3 The Jewish Diaspora and Early Christianity in Georgia, Tamila Mgaloblishvili, Iulon Gagoshidze; Chapter 4 La Place de Jerusalem Dans la ‘Conversion de la Georgie’, Michel van Esbroeck; Chapter 5 A New Manuscript of Rufinus' Account of the Conversion of Georgia and the Legacy of Rufinus in East and West, Caroline P. Bammel; Chapter 6 Early Medieval Stelae in Georgia in the Context of East Christian Art, Kitty Machabeli; Chapter 7 Jewish Elements in the Origin of North African Christianity, Johannes van Oort; Chapter 8 Das Tempelneubauprojekt Julians, Harriet Brändie; Chapter 9 Les Debuts du Monachisme en Palestine; Chapter 10 John Chrysostom and the Jews — A Reconsideration, Adolf M. Ritter; Chapter 11 Armazian Script, Konstantin Tsereteli; Part 1 Classis Papers; Chapter 12 ::, Ekvthimé Takaïshvili; Chapter 13 La Reproduction de la Legende du Bœuf D'Ilori sur L'Icone de St Georges de L'Eglise de Zugdidi, Ekvthimé Takaïshvili; Chapter 14 ::, Giorgi N. Chubinashvili;

Biography

Tamila Mgaloblishvili

'Fourteen essays provide a most welcome introduction to the Christian culture of Georgia in the early medieval period.' - Medium Aevum