Author: John Colarusso
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: abazas, abkhaz, ubykhs, circassians, legends, sagas, caucasus, myths, nart
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2002-10-14
List price: $49.50
ISBN-10: 0691026475
ISBN-13: 9780691026473

The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary characters and exploits, by giants who humble haughty Narts, by horses and sorceresses, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus brings these cultures to life in a powerful epos. In these colorful tales, women, not least the beautiful temptress Satanaya, the mother of all Narts, ar

Author: Brian G. Hewitt
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Keywords: typology, language, ealt, approaches, abkhaz, subordination, georgian, empirical
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1987-10
List price: $162.00
ISBN-10: 3110107090
ISBN-13: 9783110107098