Svaneti – Traditions and Lifestyle

Georgian ethnologist Besarion Nizharadze (1852-1919) wrote primarily on ethnography and folklore, specialising in what he gathered and studied from his native region – Svaneti(a). His topics included Svan proverbs, conundrums, songs, popular stories and historical ethnography. The nature of his output means that he may justi ably be regarded as the progenitor of ‘svanology’. Presented in our book are excerpts from his articles under the title Besarion Nizharadze, Tavisupali Svani: Historico-Ethnographic Articles.