Tales of the Narts: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Ossetians
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Tales of the Narts: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Ossetians
By (Author) John Colarusso
Edited by Tamirlan Salbiev
Translated by Walter May
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th January 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
398.2094752
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
An exciting collection of mythology about heroes, heroines, villains, and monsters in the intriguing world of the nomad warriors of the Caucasus The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. Tales of the Narts expands the canon of this precious body of lore by presenting a wide selection of fascinating tales
Author Bio
John Colarusso is professor in the departments of anthropology and linguistics and languages at McMaster University and the editor of Nart Sagas: Ancient Myths and Legends from the Circassians and Abkhazians (Princeton). Tamirlan Salbiev is professor of English at North Ossetian State University.
