LEADER 04531nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910788596103321 005 20210427012329.0 010 $a1-283-89104-2 010 $a0-8122-0600-2 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812206005 035 $a(CKB)3240000000064531 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000631020 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11390398 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631020 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10590713 035 $a(PQKB)10659749 035 $a(OCoLC)794700701 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17931 035 $a(DE-B1597)449434 035 $a(OCoLC)1013944008 035 $a(OCoLC)979748678 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812206005 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441603 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576043 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420354 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441603 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000064531 100 $a20091028d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeath in the New World$b[electronic resource] $ecross-cultural encounters, 1492-1800 /$fErik R. Seeman 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2010 215 $a372 p. $cill 225 1 $aEarly American studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-2194-X 311 $a0-8122-4229-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tIntroduction: Ways of Dying, Ways of Living --$tChapter 1. Old Worlds of Death --$tChapter 2. First Encounters --$tChapter 3. Burial and Disinterment in the Chesapeake --$tChapter 4. Holy Bones and Beautiful Deaths in New France --$tChapter 5. Grave Missions: Christianizing Death in New England --$tChapter 6. Across the Waters: African American Deathways --$tChapter 7. Crossing Boundaries, Keeping Faith: Jewish Deathways --$tChapter 8. Burial and Condolence in the Seven Years' War --$tConclusion: Ways of Living, Ways of Dying --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aReminders of death were everywhere in the New World, from the epidemics that devastated Indian populations and the mortality of slaves working the Caribbean sugar cane fields to the unfamiliar diseases that afflicted Europeans in the Chesapeake and West Indies. According to historian Erik R. Seeman, when Indians, Africans, and Europeans encountered one another, they could not ignore the similarities in their approaches to death. All of these groups believed in an afterlife to which the soul or spirit traveled after death. As a result all felt that corpses-the earthly vessels for the soul or spirit-should be treated with respect, and all mourned the dead with commemorative rituals. Seeman argues that deathways facilitated communication among peoples otherwise divided by language and custom. They observed, asked questions about, and sometimes even participated in their counterparts' rituals. At the same time, insofar as New World interactions were largely exploitative, the communication facilitated by parallel deathways was often used to influence or gain advantage over one's rivals. In Virginia, for example, John Smith used his knowledge of Powhatan deathways to impress the local Indians with his abilities as a healer as part of his campaign to demonstrate the superiority of English culture. Likewise, in the 1610-1614 war between Indians and English, the Powhatans mutilated English corpses because they knew this act would horrify their enemies. Told in a series of engrossing narratives, Death in the New World is a landmark study that offers a fresh perspective on the dynamics of cross-cultural encounters and their larger ramifications in the Atlantic world. 410 0$aEarly American studies. 606 $aDeath$zAmerica$xHistory 606 $aFuneral rites and ceremonies$zAmerica$xHistory 606 $aMourning customs$zAmerica$xHistory 606 $aCross-cultural studies$zAmerica 607 $aAmerica$xHistory$yTo 1810 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 615 0$aDeath$xHistory. 615 0$aFuneral rites and ceremonies$xHistory. 615 0$aMourning customs$xHistory. 615 0$aCross-cultural studies 676 $a306.9097 700 $aSeeman$b Erik R$01171782 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788596103321 996 $aDeath in the New World$93777029 997 $aUNINA