The Archbishops of Cyprus in the Modern Age : The Changing Role of the Archbishop-Ethnarch, their Identities and Politics
Andrekos Varnava, Michalis N. Michael
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 exploration of the peculiar role of the archbishop-ethnarch and, as such, offers valuable historical and political insights into the phenomenon.This book offers a political history of religious authorities in the pre-modern, modern, and post-modern eras. It examines how nationalist politics evolved and was co-opted by religious authorities in order to re-establish political hegemony from a secular European colonial power, and the consequences this entailed after the end of the British empire.
Rok:
2013
Wydanie:
1
Wydawnictwo:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Język:
english
Strony:
345
ISBN 10:
1443850810
ISBN 13:
9781443850810
Serie:
Cyprus Historical and Contemporary Studies
Plik:
PDF, 2.67 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013