Burial and death in colonial North America : exploring interment practices and landscapes in 17th-century British settlements / Robyn S. Lacy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lacy, Robyn S., author.

Contributor:

John Louis Haney Fund.

Series:

Emerald points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burial--United States--History--17th century.

Burial.

Cemeteries--United States--History--17th century.

Cemeteries.

Death--United States--History--17th century.

Death.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.

Summary:

This book explores the relationship and organization of 17th Century burial landscapes within their associated settlements and the wider setting of colonial northeast British North America to provide readers with a more holistic understanding of settlers' relationship with mortality.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Louis Haney Fund.

ISBN:

9781789730463

1789730465

OCLC:

1184235648

Publisher Number:

99985422708