Publication Details:

Լույս է տեսել 1970-1974 թվականներին, 1977-1984 թվականներին և 1991 թվականից Բեյրութում։

Journal or Publication Title:

Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս = Haigazian Armenological Review

Date of publication:

2024

Volume:

44

Number:

1

Additional Information:

Galstyan Hasmik

Other title:

Bishop Karekin Srvantsdiants as the First Writer and Commentator of Stories About My thical Characters of the Lower World

Remainder of title:

(Գրոց ու բրոց եւ Սասունցի Դաւիթ կամ Մհերի դուռ ժողովածուի հրատարակութեան 150ամեակին առթիւ)

Contributor(s):

Քասունի, Երուանդ հ., 1937- [հիմնադիր խմբագիր՝ 1970-1984] ; Կռանեան, Անդրանիկ ծ. վրդ., 1929-2017 [1991-2017] ; Տագէսեան, Անդրանիկ, 1960- [2018-]

Coverage:

361-368

Abstract:

Bishop Garegin Srvantsdztiants in his folk and ethnographic writings allocated a significant place to Armenian folk beliefs and prejudices. In the books he published, like Grots Oo Brots, Manana and Toros Aghbar, he repeatedly referred to folk stories about spirits, belief manifestations, rituals and customs. Srvantsdztiants was the first among the Armenian folklorists who did not disregard the beliefs and prejudices that existed among the people and constituted a part of the folk’s everyday life. He observed that "there are many superstitious stories and customs prevalent among the people, which long for recording and study." Based on his written materials, Srvantsdztiants gives the characteristics of the spirits and explains the origins, reasons and circumstances of these beliefs. Furthermore, by presenting specific tales, Srvantsdztiants highlights folk beliefs about mythological characters who lived in the lower world. Scattered throughout his writings are numerous references to superstitions, the evil eye, diseases and folk versions of their cures. Emphasizing the role of education among the common people, Srvantsdztiants attributes the variety of popular stories about spirits, living rooted beliefs and prejudices to the lack or complete absence of education among the people.

Place of publishing:

Պէյրութ

Publisher:

տպ. Atlas

Format:

pdf

Other physical description:

24 x 18 սմ.

Identifier:

oai:arar.sci.am:376232

Language:

հայերեն ; hy

Location of original object:

ՀՀ ԳԱԱ Հիմնարար գիտական գրադարան