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Thousands of Late Medieval/Early Modern Christians & Muslims were enslaved & then ransomed by corsairs of the opposite faith. Was there any anxiety in Christendom about recently ransomed Christians (or Jews) being crypto-Muslims/"turning Turk" & to what degree was the focus of that anxiety gendered?

by /u/screwyoushadowban in /r/AskHistorians

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