A Land for Strangers : Non-Native Individuals and Communities in Cyprus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brignone, Carlotta.

Series:

Studi Ciprioti Series

Studi Ciprioti Series ; v.5

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

Cyprus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Venice, Italy : Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

This volume examines the historical and cultural contributions of non-native individuals and communities in Cyprus, a region historically characterized by its strategic location and diverse population. Through seven essays, the book explores topics ranging from the circulation of Aegean pottery in the Late Bronze Age to the activities of Soviet archaeologists in the 1960s. The authors utilize methodologies from archaeology, history, anthropology, and epigraphy to analyze the interactions between locals and outsiders. The work highlights Cyprus as a site of coexistence and cultural enrichment, offering insights into its identity as a meeting ground for human encounters across millennia. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Stranger for a Day, Cypriot for a Lifetime. By Way of a Foreword

Luigi Silvano

Introduction

Carlotta Brignone

Giulia Gollo

Lorenzo Mazzotta

Prehistory

The Role of Aegean Pottery in the Community of Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus

Laerke Recht

Classical Antiquity

Inscribing Texts in Hellenistic Cyprus

Epigraphic Habit as a Tool for the Study of Social Interactions Under Ptolemaic Rule

Anaïs Michel

Modern Age

'Venetian Reaya'

Greek Orthodox Zantiots in Cyprus in the Eighteenth Century

Theoharis Stavrides

French Consuls in Cyprus, 1840-70

Their Roles and Impact, with Archive Evidence

Lucie Bonato

Contemporary Age

A Stranger's Visit from the 'Iron Curtain'

Cyprus as an Unrealised Project of Soviet Archaeology in the 1960s

Pavel A. Evdokimov

Some Reflections of a Foreign Orthodox Priest in Cyprus

Václav Ježek

Unbuffered Zones

Here let me stand di Marianna Christofides e il loop dell'archeologia estrattiva

Luca Bombardieri

Afterword

A Land for Strangers, A History of Encounters

Lorenzo Calvelli.

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ISBN:

9788869699177

OCLC:

1606459147