PublishedPrinceton University Press, March 2016 |
ISBN9780691169149 |
FormatSoftcover, 456 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary char
