Burial and death in colonial North America : exploring interment practices and landscapes in 17th-century British settlements / / by Robyn S. Lacy (Golder Associates Ltd, Canada)

• Autore: Lacy Robyn S.
• Pubblicazione: Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2020]; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 393.10973
• Soggetto topico: Funeral rites and ceremonies - United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Social Science, Death & Dying; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- Research Area and Background -- Literary Review -- Burial Landscapes -- Burial Grounds -- Grave Markers -- `Britishness' in Colonial Settlements -- Research Methods and Questions -- Terminology -- Chapter Summaries -- Conclusion -- ; 2. Effects of the Protestant Reformation on British Burial Traditions and British North America in the Early Seventeenth Century -- Pressures of Change -- Burial Rites in Britain Preceding the Protestant Reformation -- Effects of the Protestant Reformation on British Burial Tradition -- British North America in the Early Seventeenth Century -- ; 3. Seventeenth-century Burial Practices and Landscapes on the East Coast -- Below the Surface -- Gravestones in the Seventeenth-century Atlantic World -- Seventeenth-century Gravestone Iconography -- Protective Marks in a Mortuary Context -- Conclusions -- ; 4. Statistical Analysis of Seventeenth-Century Burial Landscapes in British North America -- Settlement Organization in the Seventeenth Century -- Statistical Analysis of Burial Ground Organization -- Results of the Analysis -- ; 5. Case Study: The Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, Newfoundland -- The British and Irish in Seventeenth Century Newfoundland -- Evidence of Deaths at Ferryland -- The Search for the Seventeenth Century Burials at Ferryland -- Additional Case Study: Guilford, Connecticut -- Guilford, Connecticut -- ; 6. Discussion and Conclusions -- Discussion -- Further Questions and Directions -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: While late 17th- and 18thcentury burial grounds of colonial North America are frequently the subject of research, widescale studies of 17thcentury burial landscapes are often the less documented aspect of these sites. This book aims to fill some of that gap by exploring the relationships and organization of early British colonial burial grounds within the context of their own settlements and the wider northeast coast. Early settlers immigrated to North America for many reasons, and there, away from the Church of England, they could freely explore their relationship with their faith, community and death, represented today through the organization of their burial landscapes and burial practices. By studying the relationship between burial grounds and their associated settlements, we gain a more holistic understanding of how settlers related to, interpreted, and ultimately handled the reality of human mortality. This book examines the organization of 40 burial grounds founded by British settlers on the northeast coast of North America in the 17th century, with the intention of identifying trends in burial ground organization during this period of early colonization. The results can be applied to archaeological or historical research on colonial settlements that have not yet located their earliest burial ground. The book expands the current knowledge base of settler relationships with mortality through the physical placement of burials and interaction with burial landscapes within their new settlements.
• Titolo autorizzato: Burial and death in colonial North America
• ISBN: 1-78973-045-7; 1-78973-043-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910794257103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Emerald points.