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Historiological heritage of Yeremia Qyomurchyan
Due to some historical-geographical premises and political conditions, Armenian
people has correlated quite a lot and straightly with Muslim elements, especially after
the latter’s political role was increased. And although these relations can never be
conceived as stainless, it did not become an obstacle for Muslim world to be reflected
with all its demonstrations in Armenians’ consciousness, in their historical worldview
and to become writing, grief, canto (tagh) or history. Thus, the treasury of Armenian
historiography accumulates quite rich and multisided information, concerning not only
the history of Armenian-Muslim correlations, it throws light also upon Muslim world’s
past, enriches the conceptions about it, about its spiritual and material heritage and at
last, Islamic studies.
One of the most fundamental Armenian primary sources of Muslim world’s and
mainly Ottoman Empire’s history is the voluminous historiological heritage of Yeremia
Chelepi Qyomurchyan (1637 - 1695), who is one of the most eminent representatives of
Armenian historiological thought in the period of its new ascent. Yeremia Chelepi is an
original and particular author in Armenian historical studies, who imports totally new
spirit and new approaches into the Armenian literature notably wandering away from the
existent circle of traditional concepts.
It is known that because of the fact that Armenian bibliography was developed in
cloistral environment, it was gradually endowed with common principles,
historiographical traditions and particularities. Certainly, Qyomurchyan has never been
away from Armenian ecclesiastical estate, moreover, he was born in ecclesiastic’s
family; he has got his primary education in the church Saint Sargis of Constantinople,
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