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A religious approach to the Armenian civilization "The plan of the book is clear: a brief history, an overview of the Bible and the doctrine of the Armenian Church, an anthology focuses primarily on religious literature, an overview of the sacred art (architecture, sculpture, miniatures and liturgical music), an analysis of the spiritual life stressing the liturgy and monastic life, a presentation of the Armenian society, a picture of the Armenian Church and other churches, information on the organization of Armenian studies, and various bibliographic appendices time or map. The color plates at the end of the volume, giving a good overview of sacred art: churches, khatchkars, illuminated manuscripts,... This stimulating initiation will accommodate those wishing to discuss Armenia in a religious context, so important to the understanding of culture and national identity. The most savvy readers will probably primarily interested in the anthology of translated texts ranging from pre-Christian epic fragments of speeches Catholicos Vazgen 1 and Karekin II. "(Excerpt from an article by Jean-Pierre Mahé, News Armenia Magazine, 1995)