[Signed] Abakelia, N. K. Myth and Ritual in Western Georgia (Mif i ritual v Zapadnoy Gruzii). First edition, 1991. In Russian.

[Signed] Abakelia, N. K. Myth and Ritual in Western Georgia (Mif i ritual v Zapadnoy Gruzii). First edition, 1991. In Russian.

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[Signed] Abakelia, N. K. Myth and Ritual in Western Georgia (Mif i ritual v Zapadnoy Gruzii). First edition, 1991. In Russian.
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[Signed] Abakelia, N. K. Myth and Ritual in Western Georgia (Mif i ritual v Zapadnoy Gruzii). First edition, 1991. In Russian.

$80.00
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Абакелия, Н. К. Миф и ритуал в Западной Грузии / Академия Наук Грузии, Институт истории, археологии и этнографии им. И. А. Джавахишвили. Первое издание.
Тбилиси : Издательство «Мецниереба», 1991. 150 с.
Мягкая издательская обложка. Обычный формат. Малотиражное издание (Тираж 1 500 экз.).
Экземпляр с автографом автора на титульном листе.
Состояние хорошее (good): обложка имеет легкие возрастные потемнения и незначительный износ, на корешке присутствует рукописная пометка с фамилией автора; книжный блок крепкий, страницы чистые, без фоксингов.
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Abakelia, N. K. [Nino]. Myth and Ritual in Western Georgia. First edition.
Tbilisi : "Metsniereba" Publishing House, 1991. 150 pp.
Original publisher's softcover. Regular format. Limited print run of 1,500 copies.
Presentation copy bearing the author's signed inscription on the title page.
Condition good: the wrappers show light age-toning and minor wear, with a handwritten spine title; the text block is firm, clean, and free of foxing.

An insightful ethnological and anthropological study published during the pivotal year of Georgia's restoration of independence (1991). The monograph explores the cosmological symbols, chthonic deities, and supreme gods of Western Georgia, meticulously reconstructing the region's ancient ritual-mythological systems based on ethnographic, archaeological, and written sources. Issued by the Georgian Academy of Sciences in a small print run of 1,500 copies, this book remains a valuable resource for scholars of Caucasian history and pagan traditions. This specific copy is notably enhanced by a contemporary handwritten presentation inscription from the author on the title page.

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