A triangular relationship: Eastern Patriarchates, Rome and Ottoman bureaucracy in the shaping of the Christian communities of the Empire

Santus, Cesare
(2017) International Conference “Christians and Jews in Ottoman Society” — Location: Oxford University, Balliol College (3.July.2017)

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  • Santus, CesareUCLouvain
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In this paper I intend to problematize the traditional view regarding the bilateral relationship between the Eastern Christian communities and the Ottoman authorities in the Early Modern Age, by taking into consideration a third actor, namely the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern faithful. In particular, I will focus my attention on the transition from a period (the 16th and 17th century) in which cross-religious interaction and ambiguous affiliations were a wide-spread reality in the Near-East, to another (the 18th century), which saw the insurgence of more clear-cut and exclusive confessional boundaries. This phenomenon needs to be considered within a broader context: in my view, the religious, social and political developments of the years 1690-1730 were fundamental in re-shaping the confessional characteristics and the self-perception of the Eastern Christian communities of the Empire, as well as their role in the Ottoman society.
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Santus, C. (2017). A triangular relationship: Eastern Patriarchates, Rome and Ottoman bureaucracy in the shaping of the Christian communities of the Empire. International Conference “Christians and Jews in Ottoman Society”, Oxford University, Balliol College. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/120825