A Land for Strangers
Non-Native Individuals and Communities in Cyprus
open access | peer reviewed
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- Carlotta Brignone - University of Turin - email
- Lorenzo Calvelli - Ca' Foscari University of Venice - email orcid profile
- Giulia Gollo - University of Cologne - email
- Lorenzo Mazzotta - University of Pisa - email
Abstract
What happens when ‘strangers’ become part of the very fabric of a place? In Cyprus, newcomers have long shaped the island’s history, enriching rather than disrupting the cohesion of local cultures. Seven interdisciplinary essays – framed by a thought-provoking preface and an introspective afterword – explore the roles and contributions of non-native individuals and communities in Cypriot society, from prehistory to the present day. Drawing on a wide range of sources and approaches, this volume offers insights into Cyprus’s identity as a site of connectivity and interaction, suggesting how its complex past may hold enduring relevance for contemporary societies.
Keywords Archaeology of Cyprus • Venetian Consuls • Cyprus • Hellenistic History • Levantines • Khrushchev’s thaw • History of literacy • Aegean pottery • Identity • Multilingual inscriptions • Priest • Protection of France • Interdisciplinary studies • Late Helladic • Iron curtain • Marianna Christofides • Cyprus archaeology • Materiality of texts • Zantiots • Functional analysis • Extractive archaeology • Cultural history • Intercultural contacts • French consuls • Public diplomacy • Writing systems • Hala Sultan Tekke • Antiquities in contemporary art • Human interaction • Intermediaries • Decolonial art practices • Contemporary history • Sergey Kisselyoff • Mobility • Ottoman Empire • Connectivity • Coexistence • Palma di Cesnola • Cyprus issue • Greek inscriptions • Migration • Late Cypriot • Community culture • Ottoman Cyprus • Village culture • Cypriot society • Cold War • Larnaca • Ptolemaic administration • Church • Soviet archaeology • Epigraphic habit • Ionian Islands • Soviet history
Thema codes JBCC7 • NHTB • JBSL • 1DXY
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-917-7 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-917-7 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-852-1 | Pubblicato 24 Luglio 2025 | Lingua en, it
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