Kartvelian studies
Encyclopedia
The Kartvelian studies, or Kartvelology (also Georgian
studies) is a field of humanities covering Kartvelian (Georgian) history
, languages, religion
and/or culture.
In a narrower sense, the term usually refers to the research activities conducted on these problems outside Georgia.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
studies) is a field of humanities covering Kartvelian (Georgian) history
History of Georgia (country)
The nation of Georgia was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty in the 9th to 10th century, arising from a number of predecessor states of ancient Colchis and Iberia...
, languages, religion
Religion and religious freedom in Georgia
Freedom of religion in Georgia is provided for by the country's constitution, and the government generally respects this right in practice.The government generally do not interfere with traditional religious groups; however, there is growing suspicion of non-traditional religious groups.-Legal and...
and/or culture.
In a narrower sense, the term usually refers to the research activities conducted on these problems outside Georgia.
Georgian scholars
- Teimuraz BagrationiTeimuraz BagrationiTeimuraz Bagrationi otherwise known as tsarevich Teimuraz Georgievich was a Georgian prince and scholar primarily known as an author of the first critical history in Georgian as well as for his work to popularize interest in the history and culture of Georgia and preserve its treasures.Prince...
(1782-1846) - David ChubinashviliDavid ChubinashviliDavid Chubinashvili , otherwise known as David Yesseevich Chubinov by the Russified form of his name was a Georgian lexicographer, linguist and scholar of old Georgian literature....
(1814-1891) - Alexander KhakhanovAlexander KhakhanovAleksandr Solomonovich Khakhanov born Aleksandre Khakhanashvili was a Georgian-Russian historian, archaeologist, and one of the most acclaimed scholars of Georgian literature....
(1864-1912) - Ivane JavakhishviliIvane JavakhishviliIvane Javakhishvili was a Georgian historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the modern scholarship of the history and culture of Georgia...
(1876-1940) - Korneli KekelidzeKorneli KekelidzeKorneli Kekelidze was a Georgian philologist, scholar of Georgian literature, and one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University where he chaired the Department of the History of Old Georgian Literature from 1918 until his death.Kekelidze left a diverse literary and scholarly legacy...
(1879-1962) - Ilia AbuladzeIlia AbuladzeIlia Abuladze was a distinguished Georgian historian, philologist and public figure, a Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia , Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor .Abuladze was born in a small village in Imereti...
(1901-1968) - Simon KaukhchishviliSimon KaukhchishviliSimon Kaukhchishvili was a Georgian historian and philologist known for his critical editions of old Georgian chronicles; Doctor of Sciences , Professor , Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ....
(1895-1981) - Giorgi MelikishviliGiorgi MelikishviliGiorgi Melikishvili was a Georgian historian known for his fundamental works in the history of Georgia, Caucasia and the Middle East. He earned an international recognition for his research of Urartu....
(1918-2002)
International scholars
- Marie-Félicité BrossetMarie-Félicité BrossetMarie-Félicité Brosset was a French orientalist who specialized in Georgian and Armenian studies.He was born in Paris into the family of a poor merchant who died the same year that Brosset was born...
(1802-1880) - Arthur LeistArthur LeistArthur Leist was a German writer, journalist and translator of Georgian and Armenian literature.He was born and educated at Breslau. During the Russo-Turkish War , he got interested in the Caucasus. After his three visits to Georgia between 1884 and 1892, Leist decided to permanently settle in...
(1852-1927) - John Oliver Wardrop (1864-1948)
- Marjory WardropMarjory WardropMarjory Scott Wardrop was an English scholar and translator of Georgian literature. She was a sister of the British diplomat and scholar of Georgia, Sir Oliver Wardrop....
(1869-1909) - Robert Pierpont BlakeRobert Pierpont BlakeRobert Pierpont Blake was an American Byzantinist and scholar of the Armenian and Georgian cultures.Robert P. Blake was born in San Francisco on November 1, 1886. As a John Harvard Traveling Fellow, he chiefly studied and worked, between 1911 and 1918, in Russia where he mastered Russian and began...
(1886-1950) - Georges DumézilGeorges DumézilGeorges Dumézil was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Proto-Indo-European religion and society...
(1898-1986) - William Edward David AllenWilliam Edward David AllenWilliam Edward David Allen was a British scholar, Foreign Service officer, politician and businessman, best known as a historian of South Caucasus. He was closely involved in the politics of Northern Ireland, and had fascist tendencies.-Early career:Born in London, he was educated at Eton College...
(1901-1973) - Hans VogtHans VogtHans Vogt was a Norwegian linguist specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially Georgian. He also did significant early work on the Kalispel language....
(1909-1986) - Cyril ToumanoffCyril ToumanoffCyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff was an United States-based historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, the Byzantine Empire, and Iran...
(1913-1997) - Gérard GaritteGérard GaritteGérard Garitte was a Belgian scientist at the Catholic University of Leuven and historian. He raised the study of Georgian ecclesiastical literature to a high level. In 1959, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Human Sciences .-External links:*...
(1914-1992) - David Marshall LangDavid Marshall LangDavid Marshall Lang , was a Professor of Caucasian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was one of the most productive British scholars who specialized in Georgian, Armenian and ancient Bulgarian history.David M...
(1924-1991) - Georgi Klimov (1928-1997)
- Michel Van Esbroeck (1934-2003)
- Kevin TuiteKevin TuiteKevin Tuite is a full Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal.Born in South Bend, Indiana, USA, Tuite is a citizen of the U.S. and Ireland and a Landed immigrant of Canada. He specializes in the languages and cultures of the Caucasus, especially those of Georgia, where he has...
(1954-) - Donald RayfieldDonald RayfieldDonald Rayfield is professor of Russian and Georgian at Queen Mary, University of London. He is an author of books about Russian and Georgian literature, and about Joseph Stalin and his secret police...
- B. George Hewitt
- Stephen H. Rapp
- Stephen F. JonesStephen F. JonesStephen F. Jones is an American expert on post-Communist societies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe who currently serves as a Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts....
- Constantine B. Lerner
- Mine Kadiroğlu
- Luigi Magarotto
- Bernard Outtier
Periodicals
- Bedi Kartlisa. Revue de Kartvélologie
- Georgica
- Revue des études géorgiennes et caucasiennes
External links
- Fund for Kartvelian Studies
- Khintibidze, Elguja (1996), Georgian Literature in European Scholarship. NATO Research Fellowships 1994-1996.