The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center is pleased to announce the release of the first volume in a new publication series, entitled Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition, which provides the Krapar text and English translation of Armenian Christian sources in an attractive digital e-book format.
The inaugural volume in this series is: An Early-Eighteenth-Century Hmayil (Armenian Prayer Scroll): Introduction, Facsimile, Transcription and Annotated Translation by Matthew J. Sarkisian, edited and with a foreword by Jesse S. Arlen (New York, NY: Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, 2022).
Over a year and a half in the making, this volume brings to life a fascinating artifact from the early modern period: a talismanic prayer scroll known as a hmayil, which was a popular and widespread medium in use among Armenians from the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries.
This new e-book offers the reader the opportunity to digitally “unroll” this mesmerizing prayer scroll from beginning to end, thereby discovering a rich panoply of prayers, Scriptural passages, incantations, and illuminations.
Tolle lege! Ա՛ռ ընթերցի՛ր։
Sources from the Armenian Christian Tradition
Hi Jesse,
Archdeacon George Leylegian is coincidentally teaching an online class (4 parts) on the Armenian exorcism and healing tradition. I have forwarded to him this email. What great work you are doing. Unfortunately this Thurs I have 3 Zoom meetings all at the same time … I am very interested in the Medieval poetry presentation but not sure if I will be able to attend, we’ll see how I balance everything!
Great wishes for blessings & love
Janine