Verjine Svazlyan honored with Greatest Minds of the 21st Century order

PanARMENIAN.Net - Doctor of Philology Vergine Svazlyan was awarded with an honorary order of the American Biographical Institute, "The greatest mind of 21st century" for her article about Armenia featured in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife.



The article included information about the works of Movses Khorenatsi, the Father of the Armenian Historiography, legends of Hayk and Bele, Artashes and Satenik, historical facts about Tigran the Great, Saint Gregory the Enlightener. The article couldn't have been complete without the mention of Sasuntsi David Epos. Besides the article offered national stories, legends and proverbs dedicated to different historical events in the lives of Armenians.



7 to 8 pages in the encyclopedia are usually dedicated to every country in the world. The publishers were so interested by Vergine Svazlyan's work, that they offered her 16 pages for her article.



Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore & Folklife was published in 2006 by Greenwood Publishing House and Edited by William M. Clements. The 4-volume set seeks to "survey the world's folklore heritages in a way that emphasizes the international nature of folklore in general while placing folklore within particular cultural milieus." Nearly 40 signed essays cover background and research issues and another 200 main entries - arranged geographically by continent and region - cover the world. Each of the articles includes a bibliography and the indexes are usual for cross-cultural research.