History of the study of Christianity in the North Caucasus: on the issue of the term “Christianization”
Journal: Богословский сборник Тамбовской духовной семинарии
Year: 2024

The object of the study is the tradition of studying Christianity in the North Caucasus. The subject of the work is historiographical sources devoted to the study of Christianity in the North Caucasus. Using the comparative historical method, the territory of the spread of Christianity in the North Caucasus until the 14th century was identified and the term “Christianization” was analyzed in relation to this locus. The role of such centers of Christianity as Byzantium and Georgia is emphasized,