Cyprus : : society and culture 1191-1374 / / edited by Angel Nicolaou-Konnari and Chris Schabel.

• Superior document: The medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 58
• TeilnehmendeR: Schabel, Christopher,; Nicolaou-Konnari, Angel, 1960-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 58.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume is the only scholarly work in English examining the multicultural society of the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus during the first two centuries of Frankish rule following the conquest of the Byzantine island during the Third Crusade. In this global synthesis based on original research, often in manuscripts, six chapters by acknowledged experts treat the main ethnic groups - Greeks and Franks - and the economy, religion, literature, and art of a frontier society between Byzantium, the papacy, the Crusader States, and the Islamic world. Cyprus, also home to Armenians, Syrians (Maronites, Melkites, Jacobites, Nestorians), Jews, Muslims, and others, offers an excellent opportunity to study the fascinating issues of identity construction, acculturation, and assimilation in a ethnically and religiously diverse society.

Table of Contents

Prefacei -- Sponsor's Preface -- List of Contributors -- Genealogical Tables -- Map of Frankish Cyprus -- Introduction. 1 -- Greeks -- Angel Nicolaou-Konnari -- Franks -- Peter W. Edbury -- Economy -- Nicholas Coureas -- Religion -- Chris Schabel -- Literature -- Gilles Grivaud -- Art -- Annemarie Weyl Carr -- Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.