ANDROS ODYSSEY: UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: 1453ý1900 AD: Under Ottoman Rule:1453-1900 AD - Softcover

Boinodiris, Stavros

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595441521 ISBN 13: 9780595441525

Verlag: iUniverse, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

After the fall of Constantinople, Christians under the Ottoman rule experienced a very stressful existence, under slavery conditions. They persevered through that occupation and utilized education as a tool for survival, in exchange for helping the Ottoman Empire expand militarily. To achieve their survival, Greek families employed unparalleled ingenuity, planning, patience and secrecy. Many fled abroad, further spreading Greek civilization and creating secret Greek organizations, geared to mobilize the world against the Ottomans. To defend against that, the Ottomans engineered the total separation of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, isolating any Christian rebellion from any help from the West. Greeks tried unsuccessfully to find allies in the West but eventually settled into a secret alliance with Russia, which eventually brought about the Greek Revolution of 1821. Their tenacity to preserve faith and culture, withstood centuries of pressure, even when whole societies around them yielded, and were assimilated in the Moslem world.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0595441521
• ISBN 13: 9780595441525
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 438
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