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The Armenian Magical Scroll and Outsider Art 亚美尼亚魔法卷轴和外来者艺术

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/157338411X12870596615313

J. R. Russell

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The Curving Shore of Time and Space: Notes on the Prologue to Pushkin’s Ruslan and Ludmila 弯曲的时空之岸:普希金《鲁斯兰与柳德米拉》序注

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004235458_018

J. R. Russell

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On an Armenian Magical Manuscript 《亚美尼亚魔法手稿

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_029

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Hārūt and Mārūt:

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_012

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Odysseus and a Phoenician Tale 奥德修斯和腓尼基人的故事

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_037

R. RussellJ.

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The Cross and the Lotus: 十字架与莲花:

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_007

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Misak‘ Medzarents‘: The Calm Before the Storm 米萨克的《Medzarents》:暴风雨前的平静

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_022

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Heaven Is Here and the Emperor Is Near: A Traveler’s Guide to Heaven 天堂在这里，皇帝在附近:天堂旅行指南

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_010

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The Epic of Sasun: Armenian Apocalypse 《萨逊史诗:亚美尼亚启示录

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004270268_005

J. R. Russell

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Preliminary Material 初步材料

Poets, Heroes, and their Dragons (2 vols) Pub Date : 2020-02-03 DOI: 10.1163/9789004460737_001

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