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Author Lacy, Robyn S., author

Title Burial and death in colonial North America : exploring interment practices and landscapes in 17th-century British settlements / Robyn S. Lacy
Edition First edition
Published Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 166 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Emerald points
Emerald points.
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Effects of the Protestant Reformation on British burial traditions & British North America in the early 17th century Chapter 3. 17th-Century Burial Practices & Landscapes on the East Coast; Chapter 4. Statistical Analysis of 17th-century burial landscapes in British North America; Chapter 5. Case Study: The Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, Newfoundland; Chapter 6. Discussion and Conclusions
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-159) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 22, 2020)
Subject Burial -- United States -- History -- 17th century
Cemeteries -- United States -- History -- 17th century
Death -- United States -- History -- 17th century
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
Social Science, Death & Dying.
Burial
Cemeteries
Death
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017446182
ISBN 9781789730456
1789730457
9781789730432
1789730430