Arménští lidoví pěvci a trubadúři – gusani a ašugové

• Authors: Kohoutkova P.

Title variants

EN

THE FOLK SINGERS AND TROUBADOURS OF ARMENIA - GUSANS AND ASHUGHS

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The goal of this article is to approach the Armenian epic poetry and above all the phenomenon of local troubadour lyrics as such, in the light of traditions of neighbouring nations and also in a European context. The authoress has tried to show that Armenia (and the Caucasus region as a whole) is far from being a region deserving only the marginal interest of researchers. To the contrary, its relative isolation on the one hand and the constant blending of cultures and the emergence of syncretic traditions on the other hand make the Caucasus a fountainhead of topics not only for ethnologists and folklorists. Armenian lyric poetry can be shown to have developed under the strong influence of Persian as well as Arabic poetry, but Armenian folk art tended to take its inspiration also from local traditions, and through the quasi authorship of hayrens it then became the inspiration for the higher art form of poetry. Through popular music, Armenian troubadour lyric poetry has remained alive and is still popular with the public.

Keywords

EN

ACHUGH (CAUCASUS); ARMENIA); ARMENIAN EPIC POETRY; HAYREN (CAUCASUS); TROUBADOUR LYRIC POETRY (CAUCASUS

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 157-176
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kohoutkova P.

• P. Kohoutkova, Ústav etnologie FF UK, Celetná 20, 116 42 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA02765633