Georgian Athonites and Christian civilization
By: David Muskhelishvili, editor
Series: Religion and spirituality; Religion and spirituality series
Publisher: Nova Publishers; Nova Science Publishers Inc; Nova Science Pub Inc
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781619425002
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders; Georgians (South Caucasians); Civilization; Church history; History
Description: "This book is the collection of [24] scientific works by Georgian theologians, historians, art critics, musicologists represented on the Fourth International Symposium which was organized by International Centre for Christian Studies at the Orthodox Church of Georgia on May, 2011. The collection represents the thought-out of Georgian, Italian, German, American, Lithuanian scientists, whose aim is to reveal the merit in cultural-enlightening activity of the Georgian monks on Mount Athos. Besides, the scientists aim to evaluate their merit in strengthening and development of Christian Civilization. The Collection is distinguished by a high scientific level"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English; some material translated from Georgian.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / David Muskhelishvili; title: Merit of Georgian Athonites / Edisher Chelidze; title: Georgian Athonites and the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Iveria / Metropolitan of Tchiatura and Sachkhere Daniel (Datuashvili); title: The theological importance of liturgical monuments translated by Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite) / Archpriest Bidzina (Gunia); title: On one lesson of theological teaching according to "Hegumen" of Eptvime Mtatsmindeli (Divine creation and Georgian intellectual space) / Parmen Margvelashvili; title: The "Community of Iberia" and Patriarchy of Valashkert as part of the Lasican diocese and change of church jurisdictions / Metropolitan of Manglisi and Tsalka Anania (Japaridze); title: Some Georgian monastery rules and regulations / Metropolitan of Gori and Samtavisi Andria (Gvazava); title: St. Ekvtime Mtatsmindeli (St. Euthymios the Hagiorite) in the scientific works of Grigol Peradze / Archpriest Henryk (Paprocki); title: Caucasia and the making of the Second Byzantine Commonwealth: Byzantinization, Cosmopolitanism, and the Georgian Athonites / Stephen H. Rapp, Jr.; title: "Speak Georgian freely:" implementation of the call of the Mother of God in the lives of and asceticism of the Georgian Athonites / Archpriest Joseph (Zeteishvili); title: Ioane Athoneli (John the Athonite): strokes to biography / Maia Rapava; title: The Georgian Hagiorites and their impact on the centres of Georgian eruditeness / Jost Gippert; title: Georgian church from Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite) to David the Builder / Mzia Surguladze; title: Place and role of Athonite monks in the Georgian politics of medieval centuries / Manana Gabashvili; title: St. Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite) about St. Eptvime Mtatsmindeli (Euthymius the Hagiorite) / Valeri Silogava; title: Medical traditions of Iveron monastery / Ramaz Shengelia and Nani Khelaia; title: Identifying the autograph of St. George Mtac'mindeli: palaeographical and codilocological notes on Georgian manuscripts of the Iveron monastery / Alessandro Maria Bruni; title: From St. George the Athonite to St. Ilia the Righteous / Griver Parulava; title: Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite): translator of Byzantine hymnography / Eka Dughashvili; title: The role of the ecclesiastic figures of the literary centres of Mount Athos and Constantinople in creating the tenth-eleventh-century Georgian illuminated manuscripts / Elene Machavariani; title: St. Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (St George the Hagiorite): "The man of the heaven and the angel of the earth" / Nestan Sulava; title: Portrayals of Saint Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite) in Georgian wall painting examples / Lali Osepashvili; title: Rhythmical punctuation according to Giorgi Mtatsmindeli (George the Hagiorite) autographic manuscripts / Magda Sukhiashvili; title: The lives of Great Georgian Athonite Fathers in the context of the ecclesiastical art history / Nana Burtchuladze.