David Marshall Lang

The Balavariani

Barlaam and Josaphat: A Tale from the Christian East

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1966, the full Georgian text of the oldest version of this Christian version of this matchless classic of Oriental wisdom literature is made accessible to a wider readership in an English translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781032168616
• ISBN-10: 1032168617
• Artikelnr.: 69946818

Autorenporträt

David Marshall Lang was appointed Acting British Vice-Consul in Tabriz in 1945. In 1946 he became a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge and lecturing in Georgian at SOAS London from 1949-52. From 1952-1953 he was senior fellow at the Russian Institute of Columbia University in New York. In 1958 he was appointed Reader in Caucasian Studies at SOAS. Visiting Professor of Caucasian Studies at UCLA from 1964-5, in 1965 he became Professor of Caucasian Studies at London University. He was Honorary Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1962-64 and held an Honorary Doctorate from Tbilisi University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Origins and History of 'Balavariani' and its Place Among
the Treasures of World Literature. A Hymn to the Blessed Iodasaph.
Balavariani Or the Story of Barlaam and Josaphat Book 1: The Life of the
Blessed Iodasaph, Son of Abenes, King of India, whom the Blessed Father and
Teacher Balahvar converted. Book 2: Concerning the Arrival of our Holy and
Blessed Father Balahvar, who converted the King's Son to the Religion of
Christ. Fable the First: The Trumpet of Death: The Four Caskets. Fable the
Second: The Sower. Fable the Third: The Man and the Elephant. Fable the
Fourth: The Man and His Three Friends. Fable the Fifth: The King for One
Year. Fable the Sixth: Dogs and Carrion. Fable the Seventh: Physician and
Patient. Fable the Eighth: The Sun of Wisdom. Fable the Ninth: The King and
the Happy Poor Couple. Fable the Tenth: The Rich Youth and the Poor Maiden.
Fable the Eleventh: The Fowler and the Nightingale. Fable the Twelfth: The
Tame Gazelle Fable the Thirteenth: The Costume of Enemies. Book 3: The Life
and Ministry of the Blessed Iodasaph, the King's Son, whom the Holy Father
Balahvar converted, and who converted his father King Abenes and the Land
of India to the Service of Christ. Fable the Fourteenth: The Amorous Wife
Fable the Fifteenth: The Youth Who Had Never Seen a Woman.