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What was religion like on pirate ships during the Golden Age of Piracy? Most of these sailors clearly came from Christian (or Muslim) backgrounds, and yet the influence of pagan faith is clear in nautical mythology and superstition. Just how "Christian" were these sailors and pirates, really?

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