From about 1600’s to around the 1750’s, during the Golden Age of Piracy, colonial and Europeans depicted pirates as criminals. Pirates were looked at as immoral individuals who wasted their stolen booty for women and alcohol. Research conducted has focused primarily on the evolution of piracy and the social reasons that drove men and women to become pirates. Although pirates in the Golden Age of piracy were more interested in the Spanish treasure, many of these pirates were religiously motivated and thus having religion playing a significant role in their lives and throughout history. Religion was an important role from the start in the New World religion ties, especially for the Corsairs, Buccaneers and Vikings.
