Parfaits négociants, piètres pratiquants  ?

Abstract

From 1741 to 1793, the French Royal African Company sent abroad a few hundred employees (most of them from Provence, in South-East France) to its business establishments in Muslim territory, mainly the regency of Algiers. International agreements were concluded to allow for these settlements and the management of business activities ; yet, they remain silent about how to behave in the event of the death of the Company’s agents. This article therefore intends to address the way people in these trading posts managed events related to death and burial in cross-cultural environments.

Keywords

• French Royal African Company
• burial
• faith
• intercultural trade