Orthodox Cyprus under the Latins, 1191-1571: Society, Spirituality, and Identities Kyriacou Chrysovalantis
Orthodox Cyprus under the Latins, 1191-1571: Society, Spirituality, and Identities Kyriacou Chrysovalantis Medieval and Renaissance Cyprus was a fascinating place of ethnic, cultural, and religious…
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Orthodox Cyprus under the Latins, 1191-1571: Society, Spirituality, and Identities Kyriacou Chrysovalantis
Medieval and Renaissance Cyprus was a fascinating place of ethnic, cultural, and religious encounters. Modern historiographical readings of Cypriot identity in medieval and early modern times have been colored by British colonialism, Greek nationalism, and Cyprocentric revisionism. Following almost nine centuries of Byzantine rule, Cyprus was conquered by the Crusaders in 1191, becoming (until 1571) the most important stronghold of Latin Christianity in the Eastern Mediterranean-first under the Frankish dynasty of the Lusignans, and later under the Venetians.
Orthodox Cyprus under the Latins, 1191-1571 readdresses the question of Cypriot Although these perspectives have offered valuable insights into the historical experience of Latin-ruled Cypriots, they have partially failed to capture the dynamics of noncoercive resistance to domination, and of identity preservation and adaptation.