Η εκκλησία της Κύπρου ως φορέας ιδεολογικών και πολιτικών διεργασιών

Abstract

The Church of Cyprus constitutes one of the most prominent actors in the social, economic, cultural and political history of the country. This state of affairs has, diachronically, rendered the separation between church, state and society imperceptible in the island. The massive influence exercised by the Church on Cypriot politics was amply demonstrated by the election of Archbishop Makarios in the Presidency of the newly founded Republic in 1960 and holds until to date, even in diminished forms and extent. The paper focuses on the role of the religious institution in the first decades of British colonization. This is done by examining the rupture within the religious institution in the beginning of the 20th century and its effects on the overall nexus of political and power relationships within the Greek community of the island. The conflict manifested itself on the quest for Archibishop’s throne and marked the subsequent development of the islands political life...