Bibliograph

Armenian folk arts, culture, and identity, edited by Levon Abrahamian and Nancy Sweezy ; photography editor, Sam Sweezy

Type

Label

Armenian folk arts, culture, and identity, edited by Levon Abrahamian and Nancy Sweezy ; photography editor, Sam Sweezy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-296) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Armenian folk arts, culture, and identity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44860852

Responsibility statement

edited by Levon Abrahamian and Nancy Sweezy ; photography editor, Sam Sweezy

Table Of Contents

Origins. In the beginning / Hamlet Petrosyan -- Symbols of Armenian identity. The world as a garden ; The sacred mountain ; The temple ; Writing and the book ; The khachkar or cross-stone / Hamlet Petrosyan -- Settlements, dwellings, and inhabitants. Home as the world / Harutyun Marutyan -- Artifacts and artisans. Wood / Harutyun Marutyan ; Clay / Hamlet Petrosyan and Harutyun Marutyan (with material on salt jars and salt by Levon Abrahamian ... [et al.] ) ; Copper / Hamlet Petrosyan and Harutyun Marutyan ; Carpets / Ashghunj Poghosyan ; Needle arts / Anush Sharambeyan -- Personal adornment. Costume / Svetlana Poghosyan ; Jewelry / Hrachya Margaryan -- Fight, feast, and festival. The blacksmith / Aghasi Tadevosyan and Hamlet Petrosyan ; Festival and feast / Hripsime Pikichian (with material on royal feasts by Hamlet Petrosyan) ; The call of zurna / Hripsime Pikichian ; The wedding tree / Hripsime Pikichian

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