The dead yet speak : 17th and 18th century gravestones in the Virginian Colonial Triangle
| العنوان: | The dead yet speak : 17th and 18th century gravestones in the Virginian Colonial Triangle |
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| المؤلفون: | Williams, Courtney |
| Added Details: | Norman, Neil L., thesis advisor. |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource ([62] leaves) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Data: | The full text of the dissertation is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file. |
| مستخلص: | For this honors thesis, 17th and 18th century cemeteries were surveyed within the Virginia Colonial Triangle, which includes the Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown colonies. In this region, 11 cemeteries and 117 gravestones were reviewed. This thesis builds on the theorization of Barbara J. Mills and William H. Walker's "Memory Work" that suggests the practices of communicating social memory are materialized in the archaeological record, and thus, by studying these gravestones, we can better understand what cultural and religious values the colonists held about death and the afterlife. In framing the argument, the thesis presents statistical analyses of these gravestones' inscriptions. Based on these tests and a review of documentary sources, it is concluded that temporal changes in their epitaph phrases stem from the Great Awakening's transformations in religious and cultural values, similar to the conclusion proposed by archaeologists James Deetz and Edwin Dethlefsen for New England's colonial gravestones. |
| الموضوعات: | Epitaphs Virginia Williamsburg., Epitaphs Virginia York County., Epitaphs Virginia James City County., Sepulchral monuments Virginia Williamsburg., Sepulchral monuments Virginia York County., Sepulchral monuments Virginia James City County., Mourning customs History 17th century. Virginia, Mourning customs History 18th century. Virginia, Great Awakening., Épitaphes Virginie Williamsburg., Deuil Coutumes Histoire 17e siècle. Virginie, Deuil Coutumes Histoire 18e siècle. Virginie, Grand Réveil., Epitaphs, Great Awakening, Mourning customs, Sepulchral monuments, Tidewater (Va. : Region) Religious life and customs., Tidewater (Virg. : Région) Vie religieuse., Virginia, Virginia James City County, Virginia Tidewater (Region), Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia York County |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Gravestones, American Religious History, Early American Colonies, Great Awakening, Archaeology, Academic Dissertation, dissertations., Academic theses, History, Academic theses., Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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| ملاحظة: | Faculty advisor, Neil L. Norman. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-38). Library also holds archival copy. |
| Other Numbers: | VWM oai:digitalarchive.wm.edu:10288/16568 806275657 Virginia |
| المصدر المساهم: | From OAIster®, provided by the OCLC Cooperative. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsoai.ocn806275657 |
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