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Svante Lundgren

Researcher

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Magnificent work on Swedish-Armenian relations : (Ann Grönhammar, Drömmen om Armenien: Armenier och svenskar under tusen år, Medströms Bokförlag, Stockholm 2021)

Author

  • Svante Lundgren

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 Furthermore, the reviewer emphasises the advantages of the work, i.e. usage of many sources, including unpublished ones, as well as iconographic material from different archival, library and museum collections.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

Document type

Review

Topic

  • History

Keywords

  • armenier
  • Sverige
  • Armenia
  • Sweden
  • Swedish-Armenian relations
  • Ann Grönhammar

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2082-6184