Kartvelian studies

Science of the Kartvelian languages
Distribution of Kartvelian languages in and around Georgia
Distribution of Kartvelian languages in and around Georgia

The Kartvelian studies (Georgian: ქართველოლოგია) also referred as Kartvelology or Georgian studies is a field of humanities covering the history, languages, religion and/or culture of Georgia and the Georgian people.

In a narrower sense, the term usually refers to the research activities conducted on these problems outside Georgia.

Luminaries of Kartvelian studies

Georgian scholars

  • Prince Teimuraz of Georgia (1782–1846)
  • David Chubinashvili (1814–1891)
  • Alexander Khakhanov (1864–1912)
  • Ivane Javakhishvili (1876–1940)
  • Korneli Kekelidze (1879–1962)
  • Ilia Abuladze (1901–1968)
  • Simon Kaukhchishvili (1895–1981)
  • Giorgi Melikishvili (1918–2002)
  • Irine Melikishvili (1943–2013)
  • Georges Charachidzé (1930–2010)
  • Merab Chukhua (born 1964)

International scholars

Periodicals

External links

  • Fund for Kartvelian Studies Archived 2019-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  • Khintibidze, Elguja (1996), Georgian Literature in European Scholarship. NATO Research Fellowships 1994-1996.
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