Book

Armenian village life before 1914

Wayne State University PressDetroit • Published In 1982 • Pages:

By: Villa, Susie Hoogasian, Matossian, Mary Allerton Kilbourne.

Abstract
This book describes aspects of traditional Armenian village life based on interviews with refugees from Ottoman massacres in Western Armenia (eastern Turkey). A major theme is the centrality of Christianity in shaping the social organization of village communities, marriage practices, perceptions of nature, and changes in fortune, including the occurrence of illness and death. Other topics covered include daily routines of families, child rearing practices, and organized ceremonials.
Subjects
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Congregations
Religious denominations
Household
Family relationships
Prophets and ascetics
Priesthood
Organized ceremonial
Prayers and sacrifices
Revelation and divination
Sacred objects and places
Religious and educational structures
Basis of marriage
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Aftermath of combat
Theory of disease
Burial practices and funerals
culture
Armenia
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Caucasus
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Folklorist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
1850–1914
Coverage Place
eastern Turkey (Western Armenia); Armenia; Georgia
Notes
by Susie Hoogasian Villa and Mary Kilbourne Matossian
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
82008521
LCSH
Armenia--Social life and customs