Migration and Community in the Early Modern Mediterranean

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Niccolò Fattori

   Pages 1-20

3. Ancona, the Adriatic and the Mediterranean

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   Pages 21-36

4. Departures—Causes and Extent of the Greek Migrations

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   Pages 37-64

5. Arrivals—Settlement Pattern and Professional Insertion

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   Pages 65-77

6. Social Networks, Their Role and Their Evolution

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   Pages 79-90

7. Integration—Marriages, Family, and Legacy

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   Pages 91-102

8. The Confraternity of Sant’Anna

   • Niccolò Fattori

   Pages 103-131

9. Structural Weakness and Religious Pressure

   • Niccolò Fattori

   Pages 133-148

10. Conclusions

    • Niccolò Fattori

    Pages 149-155

11. Back Matter

    Pages 157-163

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This book analyses the processes of formation, consolidation and dissolution of the migrant community in Ancona, a sixteenth-century Italian port city, connecting it to the wider development that took place in Europe and the Mediterranean. The book initially looks at why migrants decided to leave their homelands in parts of the Aegean region ruled by the Ottoman, Venetian, and Genoese; it then goes on to describe the mechanisms of settlement, professional insertion, and integration that migrants undertook in the social fabric of their new host city. The book examines how migrants organised themselves into a devotional confraternity and the role this institution played in the growth of the community. Finally, it looks at how the community dissolved during the late sixteenth century, faced with increasing pressure from the reformed Catholic clergy after the Council of Trent. Offering fresh insights into the history of Greek diaspora, this book explores the dynamics of migration and community in the early modern Mediterranean through the lens of social connections.

• Greek Diaspora
• Renaissance
• Italy
• Papal States
• Social networks
• Community
• Sixteenth century
• Venice, Livorno, Naples
• Religion
• Trade
• Merchant
• Social groups
• Migrants

• Independent Scholar, Twickenham, UK

  Niccolò Fattori

Niccolò Fattori received his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, in 2017. He specializes in the study of migration and its social and religious ramifications in the Mediterranean between the fifteenth and the sixteenth century.

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