TY - BOOK ID - 138115802 TI - Religion and trade : cross-cultural exchanges in world history, 1000-1900 AU - Halevi, Leor AU - Trivellato, Francesca AU - Antunes, Cátia PY - 2014 SN - 0199379211 0199379203 PB - Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Commerce KW - International economic relations KW - Religion KW - History. KW - Religious aspects KW - Economic aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138115802 AB - Although trade connects distant people and regions, bringing cultures closer together through the exchange of material goods and ideas, it has not always led to unity and harmony. From the era of the Crusades to the dawn of colonialism, exploitation and violence characterized many trading ventures, which required vessels and convoys to overcome tremendous technological obstacles and merchants to grapple with strange customs and manners in a foreign environment. Yet despite all odds, experienced traders and licensed brokers, as well as ordinary people, travelers, pilgrims, missionaries, and int ER -