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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452556603321

Titolo

The Archbishops of Cyprus in the modern age [[electronic resource]] : the changing role of the Archbishop-Ethnarch, their identities and politics / / edited by Andrekos Varnava and Michalis N. Michael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2013

ISBN

1-4438-5081-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Cyprus Historical and Contemporary Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

VarnavaAndrekos

MichaelMichalis N

Disciplina

277.3083

Soggetti

Church - 21st century

Church history - 20th century

Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF IMAGES; SERIES EDITOR INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Cyprus Historical and Contemporary StudiesSince the onset of Ottoman rule, but more especially from the mid-18th Century, the archbishops of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox Church have wielded a great deal of political power. Most people of a certain age will remember the bearded monk who became a Greek nationalist politician and the first President of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, Archbishop Makarios III. Indeed his presence at Madame Tussaud's is a reminder of his stature. But were all Cypriot archbishops such political and powerful Greek nationalists? This study is unique in its explor