Georgia (3 Volume Set): History, Culture & Ethnography

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Volume I -- Dedication
Georgia in the Past: The Most Important Events at a Glance
Pre-Christian Era
Christian Era: Overview
Christian Era: Plates
The Art of Georgian Sacred Chant
Works Cited
Index. Volume II -- Foreword
Part One. Folk Music -- Introduction
Eastern Georgian Folk Music by Region
Western Georgian Folk Music by Region
Georgian Urban Folk Music
Georgian Folk Musical Instruments and Instrumental Music
Georgian Folk Dance
Selections from the History of the Recording and Study of Georgian Folk Music
References. Part Two. Essays on Georgian Ethnology -- Historical and Ethnographic Regions of Georgia
Vernacular Architecture
Georgian Towers and Fortifications
Symbolism in Georgian Folk Ornaments
Traditional Georgian Pottery
Stonemasonry in Georgia
Gravestones and Lamentation Poems
Traditional Metallurgy in Georgia
Viticulture and Viniculture in Georgia
Horticulture and Animal Husbandry
Felting in Georgia
Traditional Georgian Textile Arts
Traditional Georgian Attire
References
Index. Volume III -- Part I. Audio -- Sacred Chants
Kartli
Kakheti
Hereti
Meskheti
Ertso-Tianeti
Mtiuleti
Gudamakari
Khevi
Pshavi
Tusheti
Khevsureti
Guria
Samegrelo
Apkhazeti
Imereti
Achara
Tao- Klarjeti
Shavsheti
Lazeti
Lechkhumi
Racha
Svaneti
Urban Folk Music
Instrumental Music. Part II. Video -- Georgian Dance.

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This richly illustrated three-volume set is a treasure for connoisseurs of European culture and history. It is accompanied by audio recordings of 2,445 folk songs and church hymns and 46 dance videos from Georgias diverse ethnographic regions. Readers will discover the unique and distinctive culture of a small country in the Caucasus, the place recognized as the oldest dwelling of man in Europe and the homeland of winemaking. It took ten years of dedicated work of more than one hundred scientists, musicians, and editors, with the generous support of the CARTU International Charity Foundation, to produce this unique publication. In the first volume, readers will find in-depth information about Georgian pre-Christian culture, church architecture, fresco and icon paintings, as well as sacred hymns belonging to the period after the adoption of Christianity by Georgia (IV century A.D.). In the second volume, readers will learn about Georgian architecture, pottery, stone masonry, winegrowing-viticulture, national costumes, and other elements of Georgian folk traditions. The third volume includes informative annotations to the audio and video recordings contained in the book. A movie titled The Country 0.047% of the Land, which inspired us to create this book, is also included as a special gift to our readers.

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