“Ethnogenesis of Armenian People: Historical and Political Aspects“ discussion (September 27, 2014)
27 09 2014 | Conferences
The series of political hearings initiated by the Department of Political Science and History of Law are underway at Armenian State Pedagogical University.
This time the University hosted Artak Movsisyan, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Armenian History at Yerevan State University, Candidate of Historical Science.
Dean of the Faculty of History and Jurisprudence Edik Gevorgyan, praised the guest’s research activities and assured the presentees that the meeting would be rich in scientific information and would focus on an important issue for Armenians; it would provide a scientific explanation of the origins of the Armenian people.
Taking into consideration the specialization of the audience, the guest speaker presented his observations on the subject matter primarily from a political perspective.
In his report entitled “Ethnogenesis of Armenian People: Historical and Political Aspects” Artak Movsisyan said the history of the Armenian people should be viewed in two parts – legends on the origin of the Armenians written in ancient times and Middle Ages, and new-era historiography from the 18th century onwards.
The legends about the origins of the Armenian people have been subjected to religious and political changes throughout history, said the historian. Then he cited a number of historical facts to support the theory that Armenians were the natives of the Armenian Highland who were formed there.
The specialist also spoke about theories that consider Armenians ‘incomers,’ focusing on historical and political aspects and citing political motives behind them.
Artak Movsisyan also dwelt on another political order according to which Uratians did not have any kinship links with Armenians and Indo-Europeans. Speaking about the Turkish-Azerbaijani falsifications and deceptive policy, the historian urged future historians and lawyers to be consistent with the actual history and contribute it its fair presentation with the help of Information technologies.
Further on, Hayk Sukiasyan, a lecturer at the Department of Political Science and History of Law, Candidate of Political Science, introduced a book by R. Kherumyan devoted to the anthropology of Caucasian nations, specifically the origins of the Armenian people. The idea is that Armenians are the autochthon inhabitants of their homeland. Although neglected and almost unknown to the public, the book is of great significance and value for modern anthropology and Urartology.
At the end of the meeting, the Department gave the attendees “The Mystery of Urartu,” a book by ASPU lecturer Levon Shahinyan.
Source: http://armspu.am/news/n/3119/ln/am
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This time the University hosted Artak Movsisyan, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Armenian History at Yerevan State University, Candidate of Historical Science.
Dean of the Faculty of History and Jurisprudence Edik Gevorgyan, praised the guest’s research activities and assured the presentees that the meeting would be rich in scientific information and would focus on an important issue for Armenians; it would provide a scientific explanation of the origins of the Armenian people.
Taking into consideration the specialization of the audience, the guest speaker presented his observations on the subject matter primarily from a political perspective.
In his report entitled “Ethnogenesis of Armenian People: Historical and Political Aspects” Artak Movsisyan said the history of the Armenian people should be viewed in two parts – legends on the origin of the Armenians written in ancient times and Middle Ages, and new-era historiography from the 18th century onwards.
The legends about the origins of the Armenian people have been subjected to religious and political changes throughout history, said the historian. Then he cited a number of historical facts to support the theory that Armenians were the natives of the Armenian Highland who were formed there.
The specialist also spoke about theories that consider Armenians ‘incomers,’ focusing on historical and political aspects and citing political motives behind them.
Artak Movsisyan also dwelt on another political order according to which Uratians did not have any kinship links with Armenians and Indo-Europeans. Speaking about the Turkish-Azerbaijani falsifications and deceptive policy, the historian urged future historians and lawyers to be consistent with the actual history and contribute it its fair presentation with the help of Information technologies.
Further on, Hayk Sukiasyan, a lecturer at the Department of Political Science and History of Law, Candidate of Political Science, introduced a book by R. Kherumyan devoted to the anthropology of Caucasian nations, specifically the origins of the Armenian people. The idea is that Armenians are the autochthon inhabitants of their homeland. Although neglected and almost unknown to the public, the book is of great significance and value for modern anthropology and Urartology.
At the end of the meeting, the Department gave the attendees “The Mystery of Urartu,” a book by ASPU lecturer Levon Shahinyan.
Source: http://armspu.am/news/n/3119/ln/am