Rapp, Early Christian Georgian Literature (CUP)

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Early Christian Georgian Literature

Making Christian Identity in an Iranic Culture

Series: Elements in Early Christian Literature
Author: Stephen H. Rapp Jr, Sam Houston State University
Published: August 2026
Availability: Available
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781009481588

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Description

This Element re-evaluates the genesis and early development of Georgian literature. Sparked by the Christian invention of a Georgian script ca. 400 AD, this literature was a product of the Christianization of the Caucasus region. But to what extent was early Georgian literature a Christian one? What were the ecclesiastical, cultural, and linguistic contexts of Georgian literature? And how did Georgia's, and Caucasia's, existing ties to Iranian cultural world affect the evolution of a distinctly Georgian literature?

For some background on Georgian language and culture (not just Christian, also Jewish), see here and links and here.

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