Lecture: 'Mixed marriages' and 'religious conversions' in Cyprus during the Turkokratia: A non-exist

Lecture: 'Mixed marriages' and 'religious conversions' in Cyprus during the Turkokratia: A non-existent or non-visible phenomenon?

8 July 2025 | 19:00
The event is held in English

This lecture will explore the themes of mixed marriages and religious conversions in Cyprus during the Ottoman era, and more specifically, the significance of women’s choice on the matter. The professor’s lecture will be followed by a short discussion and Q&A.

Paul Sant Cassia is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Malta. He previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham, UK, between 1985-2009. He has conducted research in Cyprus since 1977 and has published on politics, kinship, banditry, and the issue of Missing Persons in Cyprus ("Bodies of Evidence", Oxford: Berghahn, 2005).  

Free Admission

This event is supported by The Hellenic Initiative Canada.