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Un "selfie" alla cultura armena del settimo secolo: l’“Autobiografia” di Anania Širakacci

Alessandro Orengo · 2016

Catalogue summary

A translated and annotated autobiography by Anania Shirakatsi depicts seventh-century Armenian intellectual limitations and his pursuit of mathematical and astronomical learning abroad.

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The first-person text reveals how an Armenian scholar acquired Byzantine knowledge and attempted to disseminate it among compatriots.

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Published in
LEA - Lingue e Letterature d Oriente e d Occidente
Year
2016
Language
English
DOI
10.13128/lea-1824-484x-20025

Citation

Alessandro Orengo 2016. Un "selfie" alla cultura armena del settimo secolo: l’“Autobiografia” di Anania Širakacci. LEA - Lingue e Letterature d Oriente e d Occidente. https://doi.org/10.13128/lea-1824-484x-20025

Topics

Armenian historyLanguage, literature, and translationSociety, science, and public health

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