Pirate utopia

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Autographed title page of Wilson's Pirate Utopias
Part of a series on
Utopias
Mythical and religious
Literature
Theory
Concepts
Practice

Pirate utopias were defined by

freedom
.

On the Barbary Coast

Located on the

Barbary Corsairs", ravaged European shipping operations and enslaved many thousands of captives. Wilson focuses on the Pirate Republic of Salé, in 17th century Morocco, which may have had its own lingua franca. Like some other pirate states, it even used to pass treaties from time to time with some European countries, agreeing not to attack their fleets. Wilson/Bey's idea of Temporary Autonomous Zones
developed from his historical review of pirate utopias. In describing them, Wilson has said:

We've certainly had to use our imagination more than a "real" historian would allow, erecting a lot of suppositions on a shaky framework of generalizations, and adding a touch of fantasy (and what

Renegado culture could have existed; that all the ingredients for it were present, and contiguous, and synchronic
.

Connection to Islam

Wilson writes about the large influx of Europeans converting to Islam, forming the "Renegados" and joining the pirate holy war. He then takes an interesting approach regarding 17th century Europeans and their opposition to Islam. He asks if Europeans were opposed to Islam or if Islam had a "positive shadow" that made it so attractive for pirates? Was there something that was intriguing to a pirate about Islam, or was there a change in belief that many Europeans experienced? Wilson goes on to write that these men and women were not only apostates and traitors, as they were considered in their homelands, but their voluntary betrayal of Christendom can also be thought of as a praxis of social resistance.

Libertatia

Main article: Libertatia

James Misson.[2]
Whether or not Libertatia actually existed is disputed.

Foulpointe. Thomas Tew
, Misson, and an Italian Dominican priest named Caraccioli were involved in founding it.

In literature and popular culture

Cities of the Red Night, a novel by American author William S. Burroughs, revolves around a group of radical pirates who seek the freedom to live under the articles set out by Captain James Misson.

The attempted establishment of a Republic of Pirates utopia (free from either British or Spanish rule) is a significant plot element in the Ubisoft video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

In the movie

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End the main characters gather at "Shipwreck Cove", a city built out of wrecked ships and constructed platforms.[3]

The TV series Black Sails is largely based on the historical pirate inhabitants of Nassau, as well as characters based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.[citation needed]

Libertalia is also a central plot element and setting in the video game

Henry Avery and others including Tew, Anne Bonny and Edward England
.

The 2015 video game Fallout 4 features an area in the game called "Libertalia". The area is a series of off-shore platforms (made of various debris) that has become home to a large gang of raiders.

British Author Warren Ellis writes in Bruce Sterling's book Pirate Utopia about Libertalia and the objections against its existence.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 1-57027-158-5
    .
  2. ^ Halley, Catherine (4 August 2021). "Return to Pirate Island". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Story So Far". ign.com. 17 May 2017.

Further reading

External links
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_utopia&oldid=1189633490"