Overview

This title was first published in 2003. Lorenzo Warriner Pease was sent as an American missionary to Cyprus, arriving there on 25 November 1834; he died in August 1839. His eleven manuscript diaries, now preserved in the Union Theological Seminary in New York, cover his journey to Cyprus, his time and travels there, and his extended visits to Syria, the Lebanon and Palestine, and to Greece. The author's edition of these diaries, with introduction and notes, now makes this unique source available, and is richly illustrated with engravings and pictures of the period. This was a time of change in the area: Pease saw the arrival of King Otto in the new Greek kingdom; he commented on the turbulent affairs of the Near East under Muhammad Ali; he was himself involved in the movement for social and intellectual reform in Cyprus.

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Author:   Rita C. Severis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781138723924

ISBN 10:   1138723924
Publication Date:   01 January 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Diary 1: Saturday, August 23rd 1834-November 1st 1834: Boston to Smyrna; At Sea; Description of Smyrna; Diary 2: 1 November 1834-January 11th 1835: Smyrna and environs; Smyrna to Cyprus: Cos; Symi; Castellorizo; Lefca to Scala; Description of Scala; Diary 3: January 12th 1835-March 19th 1835: Scala - Larnaca; To Nicosia, St. Panteleimon, Lapithos, Cyrenia; St. Chrysostomos, Famagusta; Mount of Holy Cross; Sail to Beyrout; Nahr el-Kelb; Diary 4: March 19th 1835-April 15th 1835: Journey to Jerusalem; Hadet, Sidon, Tyre, Zip; Acre, Cesarea, Jaffa, Jerusalem; To Himoor; Diary 5: April 15th 1835-May 6th 1835: To Hebron and the Dead Sea and homeward; To Bethlehem, Hebron; Tekoa, Rama, Beit Ain, Sin; To Jordan: Nebi Samnil, Sobah, Colonia, Jerusalem; To Beyrouth: Sangyl, Nablus, Samaria, Gennyn, Nazareth; Tiberias, Safet; Diary 6: May 7th 1835-July 14th 1835: Journey from Syria; Safet to Beyroot; Hauran, Caesaria, Jesseen, Beyroot; Diary 7: July 14th, 1835-October 15th 1835: Beyroot Aaleih; Diary 8: 18th October 1835-September 14th 1836: Larnaca, Nicosia, Limassol; Alethricon, Stavrovouni, Lefcara; Diary 9: September 15th 1836-January 29th 1837: Babla, St. Menas; To Smyrna: Castle Rosa, Rhodes, Syme, Mytelene; Smyrna, Chesme, Syra; Pireus to Athens; Diary 10: January 29th 1837 0150November 27th 1837: Athens, Syra, Smyrna; Sail to Constantinople: Island of Marmara; Smyrna, Boujah; Sail to Cyprus: Rhodes, Castle Roso, Scala; Journeys to Nicosia and Paphos to Episcope; Nicosia to St. Heraklitis; Larnaca to Machairas, Omodos; Tournades, Trooditissa, Kykkou; Ktema; Description of Ktema; Ieroskepou to Scala; Diary 11: February 23rd 1838-August 8th 1839: Larnaca to Famagusta and Lefcosia; Journey to Carpasi, Cyrenia, Lapithos, Morphou, Nicosia; Journey to Paphos; Scala to Limassol, Ktema, St. Neophytos, Kykkou, Prodromos, St. Heraklitis, Scala; Appendix I: Notes by Sarah Ann; Extract from the diary of Lucinda Warriner Pease; Appendix II: The Articles of Council; Letter of Cyprian, Archbishop of Cyprus; Appendix III: Meteorological Observations, March 1838-August 1839; Appendix IV: Expenses A; Appendix V: Expenses B; Appendix VI; School at Larnaca; Bibliography; Index.

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'Rita C. Severis [...] has now delivered another tour de force... a fascinating insight...' The Anglo-Hellenic Review

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Rita C. Severis has a doctorate from Bristol University, and has curated exhibitions and written several books on the history and culture of Cyprus. Her most recent book is 'Travelling Artists in Cyprus, 1700-1960', shortlisted for the Runciman Prize in 2001.

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