პოპიაშვილი, ნინო / Popiashvili, Nino2024-07-162024-07-162024-02-14თბილისის უნივერსიტეტის დაარსებისადმი მიძღვნილი სამეცნიერო კონფერენცია. თსუ 106, თეზისები, 2024, გვ.: 88-90 / Scientific conference dedicated to the foundation of Tbilisi University. TSU 106, Abstracts, 2024, pp.: 88-90https://dspace.tsu.ge/handle/123456789/2497“The Martyrdom of Eustathius of Mtskheta” is the second oldest work in Georgian literature after “The Martyrdom of Shushanik” by Iakob Tsurtaveli (it should also be noted that there are different opinions about the dating of Georgian hagiographic works. Among them, some scientists share the opinion regarding the new dating of “The Martyrdom of Kolael Children”; about the antiquity of the stories depicting different eras included in “Life of Kartli”, including parts of “Pharnavaziani” and “Life of Nino”, etc.). The political, social, religious and cultural aspects of the 6th century Kartli are conveyed in the work. During the scientific study of the text, several important key issues were identified, about which there are differences of opinion (I. Javakhishvili, A. Harnack, K. Kekelidze, M. Andronikashvili, I. Assmann and H. Strom, Sh. Nutsubidze, T. Chkonia, B. Kilanava, S. Sigua, L. Menabde, E. Gabidzashvili, M. Chkhartishvili, Metreveli, G. Kuchukhidze, etc.). “The Martyrdom of Eustathius of Mtskheta”, as one of the earliest hagiographical works, on the initiative of Ivane Javakhishvili, arouses interest in German scientific circles. In 1901, the text translated by Ivane Javakhishvili was published in German, edited by Adolf Harnack. “The Martyrdom of Eustathius of Mtskheta” by an unknown author reveals the important influences of Mazdaism. In particular, the Mazdian funeral ritual is found in the work. In the paper, we will talk about the connection of Zoroastrianism, as the next stage of Mazdaism, in connection with “The Martyrdom of Eustathius of Mtskheta”.otherThesis