In this first of a massive three-volume work, Seta B. Dadoyan
studies the Armenian experience in the medieval Islamic world and
takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered paradigmatic cases
of interaction with other populations in the region. Being an
Armenian, Dadoyan argues, means having an ethnic ancestry laden
with narratives drawn from the vast historic Armenian habitat.
Contradictory trends went into the making of Armenian history,
yet most narratives fail to reflect this rich texture. Linking
Armenian-Islamic history is one way of dealing with the problem.
Dadoyan's concern is also to outline revolutionary elements in the
making of Armenian ideologies and politics. This extensive work
captures the multidimensional nature of the Armenian experience in
the medieval Islamic world.
The author holds that every piece of literature, including
historical writing, is an artifact. It is a composition of many
elements arranged in certain forms: order, sequence, proportion,
detail, intensity, etc. The author has composed and arranged the
larger subjects and their sub-themes in such a way as to create an
open, dynamic continuity to Armenian history that is intellectually
intriguing, aesthetically appealing, and close to lived
experiences.
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