Neil MacGregor charts the relationships between faiths across the globe around 400 years ago, looking at objects from India and Central America, Europe and Indonesia.
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Tolerance and Intolerance (1550 - 1700 AD)
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Reformation centenary broadsheet
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Available since Fri, 1 Oct 2010.
5/5. Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant reformation.
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Mexican codex map
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Available since Thu, 30 Sep 2010.
4/5. Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
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Shadow Puppet of Bima
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Available since Wed, 29 Sep 2010.
3/5. Neil MacGregor explores religion and politics in South East Asia - through a shadow puppet
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Miniature of a Mughal prince
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Available since Tue, 28 Sep 2010.
2/5. Neil MacGregor with a miniature painting from Mughal India.
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The Shi'a religious parade standard
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Available since Mon, 27 Sep 2010.
1/5. Neil Macgregor with a powerful symbol from Shia Iran.
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Where these objects were found
81 Shi'a religious parade standard
82 Miniature of a Mughal prince
83 Shadow puppet of Bima
84 Mexican codex map
85 Reformation centenary broadsheet
Tolerance and Intolerance AD (1550-1700)
The Protestant Reformation split the western Church into two rival factions and triggered Europe’s final major religious war. The failure of either side to achieve victory in the Thirty Years War would lead to a period of religious tolerance in Europe. Three great Islamic powers dominated Eurasia: the Ottomans in Turkey, the Mughals in India and the Safavids in Iran. The Mughals promoted religious tolerance, allowing the Indian subcontinent’s largely non-Islamic population to continue to worship as they pleased. In Iran the Safavids created the world’s first major Shi’i state. Exploration and trade provided opportunities for religions to attract new followers. Catholicism in Central America and Islam in South East Asia both adapted to accommodate the existing rituals of their new converts.
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