A star in the East: An ethno-cognitive study of Georgian astrology and the transmission of knowledge in the Caucasus region.

详细信息   

• 作者：Grove ; Timothy Paul.
• 学历：Doctor
• 年：2012
• 导师：Hayward,Douglas,eadvisorHayward,Douglasecommittee memberStarcher,Richard L.ecommittee memberObrist,Amy I.ecommittee member
• 毕业院校：Biola University
• Department：Cook School of Intercultural Studies.
• ISBN：9781267830265
• CBH：3547899
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：2981035
• Pages：871

文摘

The purpose of this study was to examine the content of 2 astrological manuscripts preserved at the National Centre of Manuscripts in Tbilisi,Republic of Georgia N-503,dated 1808； and S-5237,dated 1864),in order to determine the probable sources of this material,how it was transmitted to the Caucasus region,and why it was considered valuable and important by Georgian intellectuals. The study is based on a detailed analysis of these 2 texts,supplemented by relevant material found in 14 other Georgian astrological texts dating from the 17th,18th,and 19th centuries. The various genres of astrological material included in these texts were identified and then subjected to exhaustive analysis through comparison to similar astrological texts from various cultures of Europe and the Near East. The astrological material was also examined in light of the several astrological traditions current in the Caucasus. Whenever possible,specific sources and specific routes of transmission were identified,with a view to uncovering the paths of the transmission of texts and ideas associated with this early stage of globalization. The material found in these manuscripts was also placed in its intellectual and social context in order to examine its intellectual importance and practical relevance to Georgian society. The material was also studied in its religious context,with particular reference to the Eastern Orthodox condemnations of astrology.