The ''Letter of Love and Concord'': A Revised Diplomatic Edition with Historical and Textual Comments and English Translation (The Medieval Mediterranean)

The "Letter of Love and Concord" is a unique source, which allows us a glimpse into the political and religious aspirations of the Armenian Cilician elite at the end of the twelfth century, alluding to its hopes and expectations from the Crusades and the Church of Rome, as well as its uneasy relationship with the Byzantine Empire. The "Letter" is especially valuable for the wealth of information it contains on the royal ideology nurtured within the highest circles of the ruling Rubenid dynasty. The study provides an analysis of the sources used by its anonymous author, placing them within a historical context. Moreover, this marks the first time that a text based on the study of surviving sixty nine manuscripts along with its English translation has been made available for scholars. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of the Letter of Love and Concord. This revised diplomatic edition based on the study of sixty nine manuscripts, explores its numerous written, material, oral and symbolic sources along with an English translation of this fascinating late 12th century Cilician Armenian text. The 'Letter of Love and Concord' is a unique source, which allows us a glimpse into the political and religious aspirations of the Armenian Cilician elite at the end of the 12th century, alluding to its hopes and expectations from the Crusades and the Church of Rome By Zaroui Pogossian. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--central European University, 2005. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [441]-463)and Index. Source Text In Armenian With Facing English Translation.