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The Church of the Holy Cross of Ałt'amar : politics, art, spirituality in the Kingdom of Vaspurakan / edited by Zaroui Pogossian, Edda Vardanyan.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Pogossian, Zaroui, editor.
Vardanyan, Edda, editor.
Series:
Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 3.
Armenian Texts and Studies; volume3
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Surb Khachʻ Ekeghetsʻi (Van İli, Turkey).
Armenian Church--Turkey--Van Ili--History.
Armenian Church.
Church architecture--Armenia--History.
Church architecture.
Church architecture--Turkey--History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (483 pages)
Place of Publication:
Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.
Language Note:
In Eglish and French.
Summary:
This book is dedicated to an outstanding architectural monument of medieval Armenia – the church of the Holy Cross, built in the tenth century on the island of Ałt‘amar on Lake Van, and a UNESCO world heritage site. This jewel of architecture has been researched mainly from an art historical perspective. The current multi-author volume offers diverse studies aimed at placing the construction of the church in its proper historical, political, religious, and spiritual context. It explores the intellectual climate in the Kingdom of Vaspurakan during the reign of its founder, King Gagik Arcruni, the Kingdom’s relations with Byzantium and the Abbasids, analyzes local historiography, biblical exegesis, hagiography, veneration of the True Cross, and royal ideology. Novel interpretations of architectural features and sculptural decorations close the volume. Le livre est consacré à l'un des plus importants monuments architecturaux de l'Arménie médiévale, l'église de la Sainte-Croix construite au Xe siècle sur l'île d’Ałt‘amar sur le lac de Van. Elle est inscrite sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Ce joyau de l'architecture arménienne a été étudié principalement dans la perspective de l’histoire de l’art. Le présent volume multi-auteurs propose une diversité d’approches qui placent la construction de cette église dans le contexte historique, politique, religieux et spirituel. Il étudie l’ambiance intellectuelle du Royaume du Vaspurakan durant le règne de son fondateur, le roi Gagik Arcruni, les relations du Royaume avec Byzance et les Abbassides, il analyse l’historiographie locale, l’exégèse biblique, l’hagiographie, le culte de la Vraie Croix et l’idéologie royale. De nouvelles interprétations des particularités architecturales et des décors sculptés achèvent le volume. Contributors are Krikor Bélédian, Jean-Claude Cheynet, Patrick Donabédian, Bernard Flusin, Tim Greenwood, Gohar Grigoryan, Armen Kazaryan, Davit Kertmenjyan, Sergio La Porta, Jean-Pierre Mahé, Zaroui Pogossian, Robert Thomson (†), Alison Vacca, Edda Vardanyan.
Contents:
Front Matter
Copyright page
Dedication
Illustrations
List of Contributors
Préambule / Jean-Pierre Mahé
Introduction / Zaroui Pogossian and Edda Vardanyan
Historical Tradition, Memory and Law in Vaspurakan in the Era of Gagik Arcruni / Tim Greenwood
Byzance et le Vaspurakan au xe siècle / Jean-Claude Cheynet
Al-Basfurraǧān and Banū l-Dayrānī: Vaspurakan and the Arcrunik‘ in Arabic Sources / Alison M. Vacca
Le culte de la Croix au palais de Constantinople d’après le Livre des cérémonies / Bernard Flusin
Relics, Rulers, Patronage: the True Cross of Varag and the Church of the Holy Cross on Ałt‘amar / Zaroui Pogossian
La Sainte-Mère-de-Dieu d’Aparank‘ : politique, diplomatie et spiritualité (983–995) / Jean-Pierre Mahé
Armenian Biblical Exegesis and the Sculptures of the Church on Ałt‘amar / Robert W. Thomson
Beyond Image and Text: Armenian Readings of the Old Testament Scenes on the Church at Ałt‘amar / Sergio La Porta
L’invention des images : une expérience du regard au Vaspurakan / Krikor Beledian
Sainte-Croix d’Ałt‘amar. Sens symbolique, architectural et iconographique de la dédicace / Patrick Donabédian
The Сhurch of Ałt‘amar: a New Image in the Medieval Architecture / Armen Kazaryan
Reflections on the Architecture of the Palace Complex on the Island of Ałt‘amar / David Kertmenjian
Les sujets bibliques de la frise de la vigne dans le décor sculpté de l’église de la Sainte-Croix d’Ałt‘amar : le cycle d’Isaac / Edda Vardanyan
King Gagik Arcruni’s Portrait on the Church of Ałt‘amar / Gohar Grigoryan
Back Matter
Index of Biblical Citations and AllusionsIndex des citations et allusions bibliques
Index of Proper Names*Index des noms propres.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
ISBN:
90-04-40099-0
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004400993 DOI

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