The article highlights the Abasgians Christianization processes started by Byzantium in the VI century and their interaction with the Abasgians mythology. However, the traditional mythological representations and beliefs of the Abasgians were not supplanted by Christianity, as well as by the ancient philosophy. The topography of the early church buildings on the territory of Anacopia and its surroundings shows that in the church buildings the Abasgian people preserved the ancient system of sacred places and their landscape-visual connections. The sacred meaning of Anacopia has been stably maintained for millennia, but has undergone transformations. According to a complex of sources, it was concluded that the sacred (cultural) significance of this place was the basis of the worshipers’ power over their fellow tribesmen; religious and political center around which a system of sacred topography had been formed up to the time of the Abkhazian kingdom.
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