Ragion di stato e salvezza dell’anima
Il riscatto dei cristiani captivi in Maghreb attraverso le redenzioni mercedarie (1575-1725)
- Michele Bosco,
During the Modern Age centuries, thousands of individuals were captured by pirates in the Mediterranean Sea and were enslaved in the land of the 'unfaithful: after being taken as prisoners, they were sold, forced to hard labour and rowing in the galleys or destined for redemption. Institutions, city judges and religious orders were involved in the redemption of Christians in the land of Islam, including the Mercedarians. This book reconstructs the history and activity of this Order and other protagonists of that activity in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. After studying the books of redemption accounts sent to North Africa between the late 16th century and the early 18th century, the author shows how even religious men followed the orders of political power, and how that charitable activity ended up surrendering to economic and national interests.
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-6453-819-8
- Series: Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze»
- Scientific Board
- Language: Italian
- Subjects: Modern History
- ORCID: 0000-0003-4453-1615
- Publication Year: 2018
- Pages: 400
- eISBN: 978-88-6453-819-8
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2018 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2018
- Pages: 400
- ISBN: 978-88-6453-818-1
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2018 Author(s)
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Book Title
Ragion di stato e salvezza dell’anima
Book Subtitle
Il riscatto dei cristiani captivi in Maghreb attraverso le redenzioni mercedarie (1575-1725)
Authors
Michele Bosco
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
400
Publication Year
2018
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© 2018 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-819-8
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978-88-6453-818-1
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978-88-6453-819-8
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-079-3
Series Title
Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze»
Series ISSN
2705-0289
Series E-ISSN
2705-0297
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