Georgia Through Its Legends, Folklore, and People

Georgia Through Its Legends, Folklore, and People
ISBN-10
1612096417
ISBN-13
9781612096414
Category
Folklore
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Nova Novinka
Author
Michael Berman

Description

Everything shifts in the Caucasus, blown by some of the strongest winds on earth. Even the ground moves, splintered by fault lines. In early Georgian myths, it is said that when the mountains were young, they had legs -- could walk from the edges of the oceans to the deserts, flirting with the low hills, shrouding them with soft clouds of love. But what about those aspects of life which remain relatively constant -- the traditional practices of the people, the practices that are reflected in their legends and their folklore? It is these constants that this book concentrates on accompanied with breathtaking images.

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