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Elguja Khintibidze (born June 7, 1937) is a Georgian Philologist, Doctor of Philological Sciences; Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Academician of The Georgian National Academy of Sciences; Member of Société Internationale pour l’Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale – S.I.E.P.M. ==Biography== Professor Khintibidze graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Tbilisi State University in 1960. At the moment he is Head of the Institute of Georgian Literature at the Faculty of Humanities of (TSU ) and President of the International Association for the Promotion of Georgian/Kartvelian Studies. He worked as Dean of the Faculty of Philology at (TSU ) (1976–1986); Deputy Rector for Scientific Research at (TSU ) (1986–1993) and Head of the Chair of Old Georgian Literature at (TSU ) (2000–2006). Main field of Khintibidze’s research is Medieval Georgian Literature and Georgian-Byzantine literary contacts, also especially Rustaveli Studies and Source Studies. Prof. Khintibidze was Editor of the journal ''Literary Research'' (Proceedings of Tbilisi University) (1976–2004); Member of the Editorial Board of the journal ''Georgica'' (1978 →); Founder and Editor of the journal (''The Kartvelologist'' ) (Journal of Georgian Studies) (1993 →). Founder and head of the Centre and the (Fund for Kartvelian Studies ) (1992 →); Founder of the programme of International Summer School in Kartvelian Studies (1995 →). Organiser and convener of six International Symposia on Kartvelian Studies. Participant in International Congresses and Symposia in Medieval Studies ((SIEPM )) and Byzantine Studies and deliverer of lectures at a number of Universities of the world. Author about of 220 scholarly publications and monographs. Prof. E. Khintibidze studies the process of Georgian-Byzantine contacts and is the author of some theories on this field, namely : (a) Establishment and argumentation of the standpoint of the Georgian origin of 4th century Cappadocians Holly Fathers - Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa〔''Georgian-Byzantine Literary Contacts''. Tbilisi State University Press, Tbilisi, 1989. 335p.〕〔''Georgian-Byzantine Literary Contacts''. Adolf Hakkert-Publisher, Amsterdam, 345 p. 1996〕〔''On the History of Georgian-Byzantine Literary Contacts''. Tbilisi University Press, Tbilisi, 1982. 450 p.〕(b) ''Argumentation of viewpoint of authorship of the Byzantine novel ''Barlaam and Ioasaph"' by Euthymius the Athonite'' 〔''On the History of Georgian-Byzantine Literary Contacts''. Tbilisi University Press, Tbilisi, 1982. 450 p.〕〔''Georgian - Byzantine Literary Contacts''. Adolf Hakkert Publisher. 345 p.〕 (c) ''Study of the relationships between Georgian and Greek texts of the novel ''Barlaam and Ioasaph "'',〔''Concerning the Relationship of the Georgian and Greek Versions of Barlaam and Ioasaph'', Paris, 1976, Supplément au “Revue de kartvélologie,〕 and dating of the Greek text of the ''Barlaam and Ioasaph”. The works (articles and monographs) about these issues were published in Georgia as well as abroad and delivered at international Congresses of the Byzantine Studies. On the topic of source studies it is noteworthy to single out the following innovations: 1. Discovery in the archives of Spain the letters of the Spanish monarchs Isabelle and Ferdinand written as a reply to the letter by the Georgian King Konstantine II dated to the end of the 15th century. 2. Discovery in the British museum of two unknown fragments of an 11th century Georgian manuscript one of which is the authograph of Giorgi the Athonite. 3. Discovery of unknown Georgian books and manuscripts in the library of Iviron (Mount Athos)〔58. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elguja Khintibidze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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