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Levan Khetaguri
Gurdjieff and Tiflis at the borders of the centuries (XIX-XX)
About attraction of Tbilisi was written many articles and books. Many artists and mystics interested in
Tbilisi, but not too much recovered and researched its mystic and esoteric attraction.
With Tbilisi were connected George Gurdjieff, Elena Blavatskaia even Rudolf Steiner.
This city was crossroad for many European thoughts and views.
What is esential of the Gurdjievs studies in the sufizm raditional context of Tiflis and east?
For me most interesting issue is how was presented Sufism and Neosufism and if it influenced Tiflisian
avantgard. Was influenced Pirosmani by sufizm too?

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3. Gurdjieff in Tifflis, Editors: Levan Khetaguri, Constance A. Jones, Tbilisi, 2008
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Levan Khetaguri, Tbilisi, 1964

Director of Arts Research Institute of Ilia State University
PhD, Full professor
World Theatre History and Theory; Cultural Mnanagement and Cultural Policy. Interdisciplinury
research of Arts theory and practice and teaching for BA, MA and PhD levels.

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