Professor Francis Ciappara B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Dunelm) is a member of the Ecclesiastical History Society of Great Britain and the editor of 'The Journal of Baroque Studies'. These connections, especially his editorial responsibility, have allowed him to establish links with scholars in Europe and the USA. Professor Ciappara works on the social, cultural and political history of Malta, especially in the eighteenth century. His publications to date have focused on the Roman Inquisition, marriage, the village community, sanctuary, parish priest and parishioners, death, confraternities, and the enlightenment.
Among his authored books, one can mention: Marriage in Malta in the late eighteenth century. Malta: Associated News, 1988; The InquisitonProfessor Francis Ciappara B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Dunelm) is a member of the Ecclesiastical History Society of Great Britain and the editor of 'The Journal of Baroque Studies'. These connections, especially his editorial responsibility, have allowed him to establish links with scholars in Europe and the USA. Professor Ciappara works on the social, cultural and political history of Malta, especially in the eighteenth century. His publications to date have focused on the Roman Inquisition, marriage, the village community, sanctuary, parish priest and parishioners, death, confraternities, and the enlightenment.
Among his authored books, one can mention: Marriage in Malta in the late eighteenth century. Malta: Associated News, 1988; The Inquisiton in Enlightened Malta. Malta: PIN, 2000; Society and the Inquisition in Early Modern Malta. Malta: PEG, 2001; Enlightenment and Reform. Malta: Midsea Books, 2005....more