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Translator's Preface..................................................................................... |
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(Author's) Foreword................................................................................. |
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Introduction................................................................................................. |
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Earliest Records of the Name "Perkenik".................................................... |
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Origin of the Village's Formal Name: "Bagratunik" (Western Pronunciation:"Pakradunik")................................................... |
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Where Did the First Settlers Come From and How Long Ago?................. |
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Topography of Perkenik (Land Features and Buildings)........................... |
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The Religious Shrines of Perkenik............................................................... |
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Climate and Produce.................................................................................... |
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The Population............................................................................................ |
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Perkenik Through the Centuries (1057 -1915) -- An Historic Perspective |
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Perkenik's Economy (Labor, Trade, Farming, Ranching, Etc.).................... |
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Perkenik's Famous Wrestlers....................................................................... |
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Educational Facilities And Cultural Activities............................................. |
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A. Boys' School...................................................................................... |
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B. Girls' School....................................................................................... |
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C. Cultural Activities.............................................................................. |
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Perkenik's Regional Dialect.......................................................................... |
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Perkenik's Popular Songs, Lullabies, Hymns and Prayers........................... |
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Feast Days and Related Customs................................................................ |
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Wedding Customs........................................................................................ |
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A. Engagement....................................................................................... |
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B.The Wedding Ceremony.................................................................... |
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The Village Dress and Costumes................................................................ |
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The Character of the People......................................................................... |
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Famous Personalities of Perkinik................................................................. |
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A. The Clergy.......................................................................................... |
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1. Bishop Hajian's List......................................................................... |
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2. Mr. Balabanian's List....................................................................... |
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3. Prominent Clerics............................................................................ |
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a. Patriarch,House ofCilicia,Gregory Peter VIII DerAsdvadzadurian |
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b. Patriarch-Catholicos Stephen Peter X Azarian ....................... |
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c. Archbishop John Hajian........................................................... |
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d. Bishop Ghevont Khorkhoruni................................................. |
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e. Archbishop Sahag Hajian......................................................... |
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B. Ancient Families................................................................................. |
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Famous Personalities of Perkenik (Continued) |
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C. Literary Personages............................................................................ |
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1. Daniel Varoujan........................................................................ a. Biographical Sketches.......................................................... b. His Writings......................................................................... Poetry and Verse.................................................................. Prose.................................................................................... |
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c. The Last Writings of Varoujan............................................. |
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d. Opinions on D. Varoujan's Writings.................................... |
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e. D. Varoujan's "Archives"...................................................... |
207 |
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f. Comment on Certain Collected Writings.............................. |
208 |
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g. Varoujan's Works Translated in French................................ |
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h. "Daniel Varoujan" School in Erevan..................................... |
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2. Gregory Chebukkerian (Daniel Varoujian's Father).................. |
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3. Stephen Balabanian (Hooshigk Hayrenyats)............................. |
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4. Joseph Reissian ("The Rug").................................................... |
211 |
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The Events of 1895...................................................................................... |
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Testimony of 1. S. Balabanian 2. Gh. Joshkunian.................................. |
213 |
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The 1915 Deportations and Massacres........................................................ |
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Eye-Witnesses: Perkeniktsi .and other................................................. |
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1. Mgrditch Demirjian....................................................................... |
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2. S. Balabanian................................................................................ |
218 |
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3. Paul A. Halabanian........................................................................ |
219 |
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4. H.E. Archbishop John Nazlian...................................................... |
223 |
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Perkenik In Ruins......................................................................................... |
225 |
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Biographies.................................................................................................. |
226 |
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1. Aristakes Azarian................................................................................. |
225 |
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2. Dr. Peter Tarpinian.............................................................................. |
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3. Mgrdich Epremian............................................................................... |
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4. Mgrdich Gharibian............................................................................... |
234 |
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5. Stephan Balabanian.............................................................................. |
236 |
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6. Joseph Reissian.................................................................................... |
237 |
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Perkeniktsis Outside Perkenik...................................................................... |
239 |
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A. In Constantinople................................................................................. |
239 |
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B. In France............................................................................................... |
264 |
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C. In America............................................................................................. |
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D. In (French) Somalia E. In Armenia F.In Lebanon G. H. In Syria......... |
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Fr. Ephrem Boghossian's Original Armenian Manuscript. (With Front Matter + Typed MS Pages 1-267) |
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SUPPLEMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS Supplement to [Chap. No]. Martyrology Supplement to [Chap. No]. Confessors of the Faith. Supplement to [Chap. No]. Etc. |
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GENERAL SUPPLEMENTS Translator's Commentaries (Numerous Topics [Later]) [Other Topics] |
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Family Trees ( With Necrology[Obituaries,Etc], Photos, Etc..) |
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List of Names and Addresses. |
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