The Ossetes
Title | The Ossetes PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Foltz |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 2021-12-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0755618475 |
The Ossetes, a small nation inhabiting two adjacent states in the central Caucasus, are the last remaining linguistic and cultural descendants of the ancient nomadic Scythians who dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Balkans to Mongolia for well over one thousand years. A nominally Christian nation speaking a language distantly related to Persian, the Ossetes have inherited much of the culture of the medieval Alans who brought equestrian culture to Europe. They have preserved a rich oral literature through the epic of the Narts, a body of heroic legends that shares much in common with the Persian Book of Kings and other works of Indo-European mythology. This is the first book devoted to the little-known history and culture of the Ossetes to appear in any Western language. Charting Ossetian history from Antiquity to today, it will be a vital contribution to the fields of Iranian, Caucasian, Post-Soviet and Indo-European Studies.
The Ossetes
Title | The Ossetes PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Foltz |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2021-12-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0755618467 |
The Ossetes, a small nation inhabiting two adjacent states in the central Caucasus, are the last remaining linguistic and cultural descendants of the ancient nomadic Scythians who dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Balkans to Mongolia for well over one thousand years. A nominally Christian nation speaking a language distantly related to Persian, the Ossetes have inherited much of the culture of the medieval Alans who brought equestrian culture to Europe. They have preserved a rich oral literature through the epic of the Narts, a body of heroic legends that shares much in common with the Persian Book of Kings and other works of Indo-European mythology. This is the first book devoted to the little-known history and culture of the Ossetes to appear in any Western language. Charting Ossetian history from Antiquity to today, it will be a vital contribution to the fields of Iranian, Caucasian, Post-Soviet and Indo-European Studies.
The Ossetes
Title | The Ossetes PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Foltz |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Caucasus |
ISBN | 9780755618484 |
"The Ossetes, a small nation inhabiting two adjacent states in the central Caucasus, are the last remaining linguistic and cultural descendants of the ancient nomadic Scythians who dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Balkans to Mongolia for well over one thousand years. A nominally Christian nation speaking a language distantly related to Persian, the Ossetes have inherited much of the culture of the medieval Alans who brought equestrian culture to Europe. They have preserved a rich oral literature through the epic of the Narts, a body of heroic legends that shares much in common with the Persian Book of Kings and other works of Indo-European mythology. This is the first book devoted to the little-known history and culture of the Ossetes to appear in any Western language. Charting Ossetian history from Antiquity to today, it will be a vital contribution to the fields of Iranian, Caucasian, Post-Soviet and Indo-European Studies."--
A Georgian Reader
Title | A Georgian Reader PDF eBook |
Author | B. G. Hewitt |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Georgian language |
ISBN | 0728602520 |
"This Reader is quite simply designed to meet the requirements of those who, having grappled with the intricacies of Georgian grammar by following a course such as that available as of 1996 in my Georgian: A Learner's Grammar (Routledge), need to practice and extend their newly acquired knowledge by familiarising themselves with some original Georgian writing. To facilitate the learner's greater understanding of the Georgian, the source-text is presented here in parallel with the translation and followed by a list of pertinent vocabulary."--P. ix.
Native Peoples of the World
Title | Native Peoples of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Steven L. Danver |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1030 |
Release | 2015-03-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317464001 |
This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.
American Anthropologist
Title | American Anthropologist PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 906 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Anthropology |
ISBN |
Journal of the United Service Institution of India
Title | Journal of the United Service Institution of India PDF eBook |
Author | United Service Institution of India |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 718 |
Release | 1880 |
Genre | India |
ISBN |