Faith in chains: the paradox of 17th-century religious tolerance
In a surprising and fascinating talk at Il-Haġar last weekend, Dr Matthias Ebejer explained the materiality of Christian worship in the Barbary states
In the complex and often brutal reality of 17th-century slavery across the Mediterranean, a surprising thread of religious toleration occasionally emerges. Nowhere is this paradox more vividly illustrated than in the Barbary States—specifically Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli and Morocco—where European Christian captives, despite their dire circumstances, maintained an active, and at times elaborate, religious life.
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