The archaeology of Protestant landscapes : revealing the formation of community identity in the US South / Kimberly Pyszka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyszka, Kimberly, 1969- author.

Series:

Archaeology of the American South

Archaeology of the American South : new directions and perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestant church buildings--Social aspects--Southern States.

Protestant church buildings.

Church architecture--Social aspects--Southern States--History.

Church architecture.

Protestantism--Southern States--History.

Protestantism.

Cultural landscapes--Southern States.

Cultural landscapes.

Landscape archaeology--Southern States.

Landscape archaeology.

Architecture and archaeology--Southern States.

Architecture and archaeology.

Southern States--Religious life and customs.

Southern States.

Southern States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Southern States--History--1775-1865.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Revealing the formation of community identity in the United States South

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This is a work of historical archaeology in the American South focusing on religious institutions-two churches and a college-as they existed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Recently, historical archaeologists are considering more work on churches, churchyards, and cemeteries. Traditionally, the dearth of artifacts was a primary deterrent. Kimberly Pyszka notes that archaeologists have an increasing awareness of how these sites contribute to questions of identity, consumerism, trade, and colonialism, especially when using a landscape archaeology lens. Pyszka aims to demonstrate that select religious institutions used and modified natural landscape features to express their ideology, identity, goals, and social, religious, and political power. Where those structures were constructed, how they sat on the landscape, their architectural style, and their overall visual appearance were well-considered decisions made by religious leaders to benefit their organizations, communities, and, sometimes, themselves. A secondary goal is to show the social roles that religious organizations played in the development of communities. Pyszka connects back to those landscape decisions, specifically to how the architectural design of religious structures was used, intentionally or not, to unite people, often those of differing religious backgrounds. This contributed to the creation of a new common identity among people living in new and still-growing settlements, aiding in community development. She also wants readers to reflect on today's religious landscapes and the ways they are still used to express religious, social, and political ideology and identity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Religious landscapes and material Expressions of Ideology

St. Paul's Parish Church, South Carolina

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Cahaba, Alabama

Cane Hill College, Cane Hill, Arkansas

Forming Communities and Identities

Epilogue: Today's religious landscapes.

Notes:

"A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817321628

0817321624

OCLC:

1348286024