Forms of Georgian Traditional Pilgrimage and Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia of Today  

作　　者：Nino Ghambashidze 

机构地区：[1]Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology,Tbilisi,Georgia

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2018年第6期962-968,共7页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：The purpose of our paper is to show, on the example of Tbilisi, how places become sacred and the sights of pilgrimage; what are the modern and traditional forms of pilgrimage in Georgia. The study showed that the graves of the prominent people for their pure life and miraculous deeds, who lived during the Soviet and post-Soviet periods until now are the places of veneration. These people before official canonization became saints for people and as I call them, they became “folk Saints”, as the forms of their veneration are the same as canonized ones. After post-Soviet revival of religiousness in the late 1970es, one form of pilgrimage became especially popular in the Orthodox Church of Georgia. On the memorial days of Saints or just after Sunday liturgy priest and congregation visit graves of these Saints or prominent churches dedicated to them, where they pray and have small services. The study showed that this form was not traditional Georgian form of pilgrimage, but Russian one. I also argue that there might have been five forms of traditional pilgrimage in Georgia. The study was based on historical sources, published scientific works and the personal field ethnographic materials.

关 键 词：ETHNOLOGY history of religion church history PILGRIMAGE 

分 类 号：TU986.58[建筑科学—城市规划与设计] G31[文化科学]