Cosmopolitan Crete
A History of Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Mixing
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Cosmopolitan Crete
A History of Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Mixing
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This open access book studies the history of the island of Crete as a site of ethnic and religious mixture and how this can relate to modern day interest in pluralistic community formation.
The author explores the mixture of culture, traditions, languages, religion, and more to explore the idea that mixing creates both marvels and monsters. The book also touches on the idea that all of the bodies living and mixing on Crete were caught up in ritual, ceremony, and other activities and contexts that can be identified as religious. The book explores archeology, literature, myths, and biblical stories to show the history of mixing cultures and ideas in Crete, focusing mostly on Greek mythology and the early spread of Christianity. The author uses Crete's history as an example to show how we can live in mixed societies rather than amidst constant culture wars.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Emory University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cretan Myths: Women, Marvels, Pirates, and Monsters
PART ONE: ANCIENT HISTORY AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE COSMOPOLITAN IDEAL
1: Crete in the Stone Age: Oceans Connect: The Sea and Stone Age Seafarers
2. Crete in the Bronze Age: Sir Arthur Evans and the Marvels of Minoan Mixing
3. Crete in the Classical Age: The Classical Commons: Mixed Laws, Mixed Constitutions, Mixed Citizens
PART TWO: CRETE AS A ROMAN MONSTER
4. Crete in the Roman Age: The Politics of Piracy: The Roman War on Terror
5: Christianity on Crete: Titus on Christian Virtue: Cultural Mixing and Cretan Vice
PART THREE: COSMOPOLITAN MARVELS BETWEEN THE LATER ROMES
6. Arab and Byzantine Crete: Imperial Peripheries: Arabs, Crete and Constantinople
7. Venetian Crete: The Transformation of a Cultural Landscape by a Maritime Republic
8. The Cretan Renaissance: Epic Poetry and Christian Visions: Erotokritos and El Greco
Epilogue: Crete Beyond Nationalist (Pre)Occupations
Product details
| Published | 20 Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9798216365778 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 1 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | Studies in Body and Religion |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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