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Armenian Legends and Festivals

by Louis A. Boettiger

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Part One — Legends
  4. 4Chapter II — Ancient Historical Legends
  5. 5Section 2 — The Legend of Ara and Semiramis
  6. 6Section 3 — Historical Background of the Legend of Ara and Semiramis
  7. 7Section 4 — The Legend of Vahakn
  8. 8Section 5 — The Historic Background of the Legend of Vahakn
  9. 9Section 6 — The Period of National Integration
  10. 10Section 7 — Legends of Artasches and Artavasd
  11. 11Section 8 — Conclusions
  12. 12Chapter III — Legends of the Conversion to Christianity
  13. 13Section 2 — Legends of Abgar, Thaddeus, and St. Bartholomew
  14. 14Section 3 — Legends of Rhipsime and Gregory
  15. 15Section 4 — The Armenian Church as a Social Force
  16. 16Chapter IV — Locality Legends
  17. 17Section 2 — Khor-Virap and Erzerum
  18. 18Chapter V — Interpretation and Conclusions
  19. 19Part Two — Festivals
  20. 20Chapter II — Pagan Folk Festivals
  21. 21Section 2 — The Day of the Dead and Vartan’s Day
  22. 22Section 3 — Fortune-Telling Day
  23. 23Chapter III — Christian Folk Festivals
  24. 24Section 1 — Christmas, Easter, and New Year
  25. 25Section 2 — Special Church Ceremonies
  26. 26Chapter IV — Private Festival Occasions
  27. 27Section 2 — Betrothal
  28. 28Section 3 — Marriage
  29. 29Section 4 — Funeral
  30. 30Chapter V — Summary
  31. 31Bibliography
  32. 32Research Publications of the University of Minnesota

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