Georgia Through Its Legends, Folklore and People

by Berman, Michael; Kalandadze, Ketevan; Kuparadze, George; Rusieshvili, Manana

• ISBN13: 9781612096414
• ISBN10: 1612096417
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Everything shifts in the Caucasus, blown by some of the strongest winds on earth. Even the ground moves, splintered by fault lines. In early Georgian myths, it is said that when the mountains were young, they had legs -- could walk from the edges of the oceans to the deserts, flirting with the low hills, shrouding them with soft clouds of love. But what about those aspects of life which remain relatively constant -- the traditional practices of the people, the practices that are reflected in their legends and their folklore? It is these constants that this book concentrates on accompanied with breathtaking images.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgments	p. vii
The Republic of Georgia in Pagan Times and Today	p. 1
The Doctor Lukman	p. 7
Folk Cures	p. 9
Belief in the Evil Eye	p. 21
Natsiliani (Magical Birthmarks)	p. 29
The Meaning of Dreams	p. 31
Tamar's Eternal Spring	p. 41
The Building of Gergeti Trinity Church	p. 45
The Father's Prophecy	p. 47
The Magical Control of the Rain	p. 49
The Magical Control of the Wind	p. 63
When Lightning Strikes	p. 67
How Tbilisi Got its Name	p. 73
The Legend of Paliastomi	p. 77
Christ's Robe in Georgia	p. 79
Nino Converts Kartli to Christianity	p. 81
The Legend of Amirani	p. 83
Ochopintre and Tkashmapa	p. 95
The Legend of Kashueti Church	p. 99
The Legend of Lake Abudelauri	p. 101
Dali - The Female Goddess of Nature, Animals and Hunting	p. 105
The Legend of Bebristsikhe (The Castle of the Old Man)	p. 109
Prayers to the New Moon	p. 111
Kopala and Iakhsar	p. 115
Dzyzlan, The Abkhazian Mother of Water	p. 121
The Georgian Table	p. 129
The Fourth Glass Is the "Devil's"	p. 139
Appendix: What Being Georgian (Or a Friend of Georgia) Means to Me	p. 147
Index	p. 155
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