Svante Lundgren
Researcher
Magnificent work on Swedish-Armenian relations : (Ann Grönhammar, Drömmen om Armenien: Armenier och svenskar under tusen år, Medströms Bokförlag, Stockholm 2021)
Author
Summary, in English
The reviewer presents the content of the work of Ann Grönhammar on relations between Sweden and Armenia, beginning from cloudy – from the perspective of sources – times of Vikings who wandered as far as the Caucasus, through significantly better documented episodes from the 17th century, until the beginning of the 20th century. The reviewer indicates Polish threads, resulting from the existence of the Armenian diaspora in Poland as the nearest to Sweden from a geographical point of view. Furthermore, the reviewer emphasises the advantages of the work, i.e. usage of many sources, including unpublished ones, as well as iconographic material from different archival, library and museum collections.
Department/s
- History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science
- Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
- MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
Publishing year
2022
Language
English
Pages
297-300
Publication/Series
Lehahayer. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Ormian polskich
Volume
9
Links
Document type
Review
Topic
- History
Keywords
- armenier
- Sverige
- Armenia
- Sweden
- Swedish-Armenian relations
- Ann Grönhammar
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2082-6184