Մովսէս Խորենացիի աշխարհահայեացքը եւ պատմութեան ըմբռնումը
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1991
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The author traces down the main arteries and cornerstones of Mouse Khorenatzy's World Outlook and his conception of history.
The Hellenistic norms concerning civilization make up the ideological foundation upon which is built Khorenatzy's perception of <<Nation and Fatherland>>. Part and parcel of this conception is the antagonism between <<political order>> and <<barbarism>>, the ado-ration of the Beautiful and the Subliminal, and the Temperence of the <<golden mean>>, all of which contribute to the fact that Khorenatzy pervades the image of patriotism as against chauvinism.
Khorenatzy's Hellenophilism is tempered with yet another school of thought: that of the Hebraic political order which is based on a coordination between <<Nation and Religion>> as sustained by Philon the Hebrew. Nevertheless, in contrast to Philon, Khorenatzy bases his principles on Nation alone, without necessarily coordinating with Christianity. Thus, he is able to appreciate and cherish the pagan Armenian values and historic figures as well.
With respect to his perception of History, in spite of having gathered materials from <<all the possible areas of his time>>, Khorenatzy is nevertheless neither a chronologist, nor a philologist, but a true historian.
For Khorenatzy, History is not only an investigation of events, but also has the mission to create literature about historic reminiscences and to engrave them in peoples' consciousness. In this sense, Khorenatzy's analytical mind has its own limitations. He is an obsessed historian. «He omits everything that is out of the scope of his scheme».
Exactly when did Khorenatzy live? Different historians are at a variance with each other about this issue. At the end of his article, the author makes a quick allusion to this problem, and places Khorneatzyzs in the V-VI centuries A.C., by bringing in the convincing argument that Khorenatzy's and different peoples' world outlook was particular to those centuries alone.
Khorenatzy's conception of the world coincides with that of the greco-roman period.
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Զէքիեան, Պ. Լ., «Մովսէս Խորենացիի աշխարհահայեացքը եւ պատմութեան ըմբռնումը», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 1991, Պէյրութ, էջ 253-280