L A Abramian
Biographic Data
| ID | 8882540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L A Abramian |
| GIVEN NAMES | L A |
| FAMILY NAME | Abramian |
| SIGNATURE | ABRAMIAN L A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Observations on the Ethnography of a Modern City The Example of Erevan
Ethnographical realities are generally fixed, ossified, and traceable to the distant past.1 "So our forefathers have done," say the holders of ancient traditions with a shrug of the shoulders. Today, amid headlong urbanization, the realities of contemporary urban ethno-graphy are being born before our eyes, but like ephemeral butterflies they are doomed to an early death and unable to secure the protection of a strict tradition. The researcher's …
Archaic Ritual Theater From the Ceremonial Glade to Theater Square
When we do not wish one of our actions to dissolve into the ocean of doings and activities that constitutes our existence, we shape it in a special manner, endowing it with special meaning. Thus is created ritual, which allows people to control their behavior, to lift themselves out of the natural world, the world of nature, into the world or art and culture. Or, already within the bounds of culture, people try to break free of these bounds, ritu…
Chaos and Cosmos in the Structure of Mass Popular Demonstrations (The Karabakh Movement in the Eyes of an Ethnographer)
The purpose of the present article is to discern certain structural peculiarities of the Karabakh movement, to show how seemingly minor details may link a modern-day demonstration to an archaic ritual drama, the past to the present, and the present to a possible future. Limiting our observations to nine months—from February to November of 1988—we shall attempt to follow the inception, formation, and emergence in the world of the subject of our in…
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Observations on the Ethnography of a Modern City The Example of Erevan
Ethnographical realities are generally fixed, ossified, and traceable to the distant past.1 "So our forefathers have done," say the holders of ancient traditions with a shrug of the shoulders. Today, amid headlong urbanization, the realities of contemporary urban ethno-graphy are being born before our eyes, but like ephemeral butterflies they are doomed to an early death and unable to secure the protection of a strict tradition. The researcher's …
Archaic Ritual Theater From the Ceremonial Glade to Theater Square
When we do not wish one of our actions to dissolve into the ocean of doings and activities that constitutes our existence, we shape it in a special manner, endowing it with special meaning. Thus is created ritual, which allows people to control their behavior, to lift themselves out of the natural world, the world of nature, into the world or art and culture. Or, already within the bounds of culture, people try to break free of these bounds, ritu…
Chaos and Cosmos in the Structure of Mass Popular Demonstrations (The Karabakh Movement in the Eyes of an Ethnographer)
The purpose of the present article is to discern certain structural peculiarities of the Karabakh movement, to show how seemingly minor details may link a modern-day demonstration to an archaic ritual drama, the past to the present, and the present to a possible future. Limiting our observations to nine months—from February to November of 1988—we shall attempt to follow the inception, formation, and emergence in the world of the subject of our in…
Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)