Christianization of Fairies in Armenia

Christianization of Fairies in Armenia

The Armenian church was quite intolerant towards any expression of pagan faith in the early periods of Christianity. Pagan gods and spirits (fairies) were either rejected or labeled as “evil” or were simply “Christianized” acquiring the necessary features to be able to survive in the realm of the n...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alvard Jivanyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2007-04-01
Series:Armenian Folia Anglistika
Online Access:https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4773
id doaj-e6702ace333d49c285cf01a8fc5bded5
record_format Article
spelling doaj-e6702ace333d49c285cf01a8fc5bded52021-09-24T17:51:41ZengYerevan State UniversityArmenian Folia Anglistika1829-24292579-30392007-04-0131 (3)10.46991/AFA/2007.3.1.147Christianization of Fairies in ArmeniaAlvard Jivanyan The Armenian church was quite intolerant towards any expression of pagan faith in the early periods of Christianity. Pagan gods and spirits (fairies) were either rejected or labeled as “evil” or were simply “Christianized” acquiring the necessary features to be able to survive in the realm of the new religion. This phenomenon can be observed in various folklore narrations, namely in national tales. The article draws parallels between similar phenomena in other cultures. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4773
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Alvard Jivanyan
spellingShingle Alvard Jivanyan
Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
Armenian Folia Anglistika
author_facet Alvard Jivanyan
author_sort Alvard Jivanyan
title Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
title_short Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
title_full Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
title_fullStr Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
title_full_unstemmed Christianization of Fairies in Armenia
title_sort christianization of fairies in armenia
publisher Yerevan State University
series Armenian Folia Anglistika
issn 1829-2429
2579-3039
publishDate 2007-04-01
description The Armenian church was quite intolerant towards any expression of pagan faith in the early periods of Christianity. Pagan gods and spirits (fairies) were either rejected or labeled as “evil” or were simply “Christianized” acquiring the necessary features to be able to survive in the realm of the new religion. This phenomenon can be observed in various folklore narrations, namely in national tales. The article draws parallels between similar phenomena in other cultures.
url https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4773
work_keys_str_mv AT alvardjivanyan christianizationoffairiesinarmenia
_version_ 1717369621123694592

Similar Items