Cultural Interactions in the Medieval Subcaucasian Region: Historiographical and Art-Historical Perspectives Vol. I. The Othering Gaze: Imperialism, Colonialism, and Orientalism in Studies on Medieval Art in the Southern Caucasus (1801–1991)
Journal: Viella editrice eBooks
Year: 2024

This collaborative volume explains the nineteenth and twentieth century marginalization of one of the major centers of medieval culture and creativity, the Southern Caucasus, through an in depth histo-riographical approach. Tracing research traditions created within different linguistic spheres (Russian, German, French, Italian, and English) across time, it shows how and to what extent the birth of art historical studies on the region were conditioned by geopolitical stakes and by the social and