The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium
In tracing three possible answers to the question what the 'first millenium' might be for the Armenians, various layers of the Armenian tradition constitutive of the formation of Armenian identity are presented. Three periods are distinguished: the Nairian-Urartian stretching from about 12...
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| description | In tracing three possible answers to the question what the 'first millenium' might be for the Armenians, various layers of the Armenian tradition constitutive of the formation of Armenian identity are presented. Three periods are distinguished: the Nairian-Urartian stretching from about 1200 BCE to the conquest of the Armenian plateau by the Achaemenids; followed by the Zoroastrian phase, in which political, religious, social, and cultural institutions in Armenia were closely related to Iranian ones, lasting until the adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century. This heralds the third and last phase considered in this contribution concluding with the cornerstone of Armenian identity formation in the direction given to Armenia and its Church by Yovhannēs Ōjnec'i (John of Odzu, d.728), who opted for a moderate form of Miaphysitism after the rejection of the Council of Chalcedon. The developments in each of these three periods are measured against the criteria Smith considered central for the presence of an <em>ethnie</em>, while attention is given to the Iranian aspects of Armenian society, the presence of a Hellenistic strand in its culture, and its western turn upon the adoption of Christianity. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8f7e9649-e1ab-492e-9f87-3479aff427cf2022-03-26T23:04:41ZThe formation of Armenian identity in the first milleniumJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8f7e9649-e1ab-492e-9f87-3479aff427cfHistoryChristianity and Christian spiritualityTheology and ReligionEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetBrill2009van Lint, TIn tracing three possible answers to the question what the 'first millenium' might be for the Armenians, various layers of the Armenian tradition constitutive of the formation of Armenian identity are presented. Three periods are distinguished: the Nairian-Urartian stretching from about 1200 BCE to the conquest of the Armenian plateau by the Achaemenids; followed by the Zoroastrian phase, in which political, religious, social, and cultural institutions in Armenia were closely related to Iranian ones, lasting until the adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia at the beginning of the fourth century. This heralds the third and last phase considered in this contribution concluding with the cornerstone of Armenian identity formation in the direction given to Armenia and its Church by Yovhannēs Ōjnec'i (John of Odzu, d.728), who opted for a moderate form of Miaphysitism after the rejection of the Council of Chalcedon. The developments in each of these three periods are measured against the criteria Smith considered central for the presence of an <em>ethnie</em>, while attention is given to the Iranian aspects of Armenian society, the presence of a Hellenistic strand in its culture, and its western turn upon the adoption of Christianity. |
| spellingShingle | History Christianity and Christian spirituality Theology and Religion van Lint, T The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title | The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title_full | The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title_fullStr | The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title_full_unstemmed | The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title_short | The formation of Armenian identity in the first millenium |
| title_sort | formation of armenian identity in the first millenium |
| topic | History Christianity and Christian spirituality Theology and Religion |
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