Religious fervour in the Cyclades (1823–1842)
Seers, discoveries of holy objects, and Protestant missionaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12215845 |
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| Authors | Katerina Seraidari (Centre of Art History “El Greco”, Institouto Mesogeiakon Spoudon, Rethymnon, Greece, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-88 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mediterranean Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-8967 • E-ISSN: 1743-940X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09518967.2022.2059647 |
| OpenAlex | W4283366685 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article examines a wave of divine interventions on four Cycladic Islands (Tinos, Naxos, Syros, and Santorini) in the 1820s and 1830s. The aim is to understand the social dynamics that created a specific atmosphere of religious fervour in the Aegean during that period and to build an idea of lay practice and lay reaction to the arrival of a Catholic sovereign and Protestant missionaries. Missionaries provided islanders with a new lens for looking at and questioning their own traditional religious practices. However, instead of rejection, their intervention brought about renewed commitment and zeal. In an attempt to prove the superiority of their own religion, Orthodox from the Cyclades started to unearth icons, crosses, and bones at the very moment that they were accused by Protestants of superstition
Ancient history · Archaeology · CYCLADES · Protestantism · Superstition · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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