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Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալու Թուղթ ընդհանրական երկը
(2024) Արման Մալոյեան
The General Epistle (Encyclical letter) of Catholicos Nerses IV Shnorhali (1166-1173) occupies a unique place among the monuments of Armenian canonical (ecclesiastical) law. Spiritual and political figure of the 12th century, great thinker, teacher, poet and musician, Nerses Shnorhali is a prominent representative of Armenian culture. Shnorhali is the founder of a number of new directions in medieval Armenian lyricism and prose (story in verse, historical-patriotic mournful chant, historical poem, panegyric in verse, message and wish, children's poem, pedagogical and educational poem, riddle). The literary heritage of Nerses Shnorhali (sharakans, taghs, gandzs, meghedi, liturgies, as well as chants) is one of the peaks of Armenian spiritual literature; its significance goes beyond the scope of national monody art. It is not a surprise that already during his lifetime. Nerses Shnorhali was named the Sweet Singer (Ergetsokh).
The prayer "I confess with faith" has a special place among the poetic works of Nerses Shnorhali, yet the pinnacle of his poetic legacy is the poem "Jesus the Son."
The works of Nerses Shnorhali are also rich in deep philosophical judgements. The pinnacle of Shnorhali's prose is the work "Conciliar (General) Epistle", which is the first kontakion of the newly ordained Armenian Catholicos Nerses IV Pahlavuni (1166), which was addressed to the entire Armenian nation.
The "General Epistle" ("Encyclical letter") consists of two main sections: the first is addressed of all classes and estates of Armenian society, Shnorhali pinpoints unhealthy relationships, arrogance, sins and vices manifested in public life, and warns about their harmful consequences. At the same time, deeply concerned with the restoration of society, Shnorhali, a prominent theologian, philanthropist and national figure gives recipes and ways to get rid of these evils. Shnorhali's exhortations are not abstract, they are not detached from life and reality, but are argued and supported by specific historical events, biblical references and everyday examples.
Thus, by establishing norms of behavior and lifestyle for representatives of different estates and classes of society, Shnorhali tried to improve the health of Armenian society through prohibitions and exhortations. These also had practical significance and application.
In accordance with this, the "General Epistle" is not only a valuable historical document and literary work, but also a moral work, a source of knowledge of law, which has not lost its relevance and value in our days.
Հայոց ազգագրութեան թանգարանի աղօթագորգերի հաւաքածուն
(2024) Անի Մխիթարեան
Due to their artistic decoration and particularly their design, prayer rugs are classified as alter rugs. They have a ritual significance. Today they are common in the Muslim world and are used during namaz prayers (Aghotagorg in Armenian). Aghotagorgs were widespread in Armenian carpet weaving culture and were made in large quantities. In fact, in addition to being used in churches, these were also used for commercial purposes. The Museum of Armenian Ethnography preserves about thirty Aghotagorgs (without columns) enriched with Armenian ornaments with symbolic significance. They differ in their types, variety of architectural arches and symbolic images. The paper divides the Aghotagorgs into two major groups: a) those having the interior design of an Armenian Church and b) those which have pillar designs. The paper focuses on the first group of Aghotagorgs and categorizes them according to their design.
Գարեգին Սրուանձտեանցը որպէս ստորին առասպելաբանական կերպարների մասին զրոյցների առաջին գրառող ու մեկնաբան (Գրոց ու բրոց եւ Սասունցի Դաւիթ կամ Մհերի դուռ ժողովածուի հրատարակութեան 150ամեակին առթիւ)
(2024) Յասմիկ Գալստեան
Bishop Garegin Srvantsdztiants in his folk and ethnographic writings allocated a significant place to Armenian folk beliefs and prejudices. In the books he published, like Grots Oo Brots, Manana and Toros Aghbar, he repeatedly referred to folk stories about spirits, belief manifestations, rituals and customs.
Srvantsdztiants was the first among the Armenian folklorists who did not disregard the beliefs and prejudices that existed among the people and constituted a part of the folk’s everyday life. He observed that "there are many superstitious stories and customs prevalent among the people, which long for recording and study."
Based on his written materials, Srvantsdztiants gives the characteristics of the spirits and explains the origins, reasons and circumstances of these beliefs. Furthermore, by presenting specific tales, Srvantsdztiants highlights folk beliefs about mythological characters who lived in the lower world. Scattered throughout his writings are numerous references to superstitions, the evil eye, diseases and folk versions of their cures.
Emphasizing the role of education among the common people, Srvantsdztiants attributes the variety of popular stories about spirits, living rooted beliefs and prejudices to the lack or complete absence of education among the people.
Մինաս Թեքէլեան եւ Պէյրութի մէջ 1972ին իր հիմնած Թեքէլեան նախապատրաստական երաժշտանոցը
(2024) Ռուպինա Արթինեան
Minas Tekelian, an orphan who grew up to become a well-known musician in Lebanon and the Middle East, in 1972, by his own initiative, without the help of any association or the state, founded the first preparatory music school of Lebanon, in Beirut, for beginners, to help them learn solfeggio, theory of music and to play an instrument before entering the National Conservatory of Music. A few years later, in 1975, the civil war broke out in Lebanon, which lasted till 1990, but the Tekelian Preparatory School of Music kept open its doors against all odds.
The author of this paper narrates briefly the 15 years of the school (1975-1990) during which she taught at Tekelian music school as a piano teacher. The paper also highlights the echoes of the Armenian press about the newly founded music school; it describes its curriculum, programs of public auditions, teachers, and graduates. The paper includes testimonies of six graduates who became professional musicians. The paper includes an overview of the graduates, photos of documents and auditions, and finally Minas Tekelian’s biography, written by his wife Ovsanna.
Les Massacres Armeniens de 1919
(2024) Varoujan Poghosyan
Հրապարակումը նուիրուած է 1919ին Օսմանեան կայսրութեան տարածքում տեղի ունեցած հայկական կոտորածներին: Թէեւ Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան պատմութեան (1894-1922) երեք՝ համիդեան, երիտթուրքական եւ քեմալական փուլերին, նուիրուած են մեծաթիւ բազմալեզու ուսումնասիրութիւններ, այդուհանդերձ, դրանց մեծ մասն առնչւում է 1915ի Մեծ Եղեռնին: 1918ին Օսմանեան կայսրութիւնում երիտթուրքերին յաջորդած քաղաքական ուժերը շարունակել են իրականացնել իրենց նախորդների հակահայ քաղաքականութիւնը: Պատմաբանները Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան այս փուլին նուիրուած շատ աւելի փոքրաթիւ ուսումնասիրութիւններ եւ փաստաթղթերի ժողովածուներ են տպագրել տարբեր լեզուներով: Տողերիս հեղինակը հրատարակում է եւրոպական (անգլիական, ֆրանսիական, զուիցերիական, գերմանական) եւ ամերիկեան մամուլում տպագրուած՝ 1919ին Օսմանեան կայսրութիւնում եւ արեւելեան որոշ քաղաքներում (Գահիրէ, Հալէպ եւն.) տեղի ունեցած հայկական կոտորածներին առնչուող, մամուլից քաղուած նիւթեր: