Cemeteries GravemarkersRichard Meyer Utah State University Press, 1992 - 347 pages Cemeteries house the dead, but gravemarkers are fashioned by the living, who record on them not only their pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also more than they realize of their history, ethnicity, and culture. Richard Meyer has gathered twelve original essays examining burial grounds through the centuries and across the land to give a broad understanding of the history and cultural values of communities, regions, and American society at large. |
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Page 115
... observed across the South in white cemeteries , but also among Indian groups . No graveshelters have been observed in black grave- yards . Gravehouses usually cover a single grave , perhaps two . Only rarely were they constructed to ...
... observed across the South in white cemeteries , but also among Indian groups . No graveshelters have been observed in black grave- yards . Gravehouses usually cover a single grave , perhaps two . Only rarely were they constructed to ...
Page 124
... observe , however , is that even where water is relatively abundant , such as in northern Italy , the cemeteries ... observed on older graves . The prevalence of scraping cemeteries clean in areas dominated by the Catholic church at ...
... observe , however , is that even where water is relatively abundant , such as in northern Italy , the cemeteries ... observed on older graves . The prevalence of scraping cemeteries clean in areas dominated by the Catholic church at ...
Page 230
... observed on several men's gravesites . Although food is rarely placed on graves in this cemetery , on Valentine's Day one family did leave a large bowl of food , a few cigarettes , and some coins on the grave of an elderly man . One ...
... observed on several men's gravesites . Although food is rarely placed on graves in this cemetery , on Valentine's Day one family did leave a large bowl of food , a few cigarettes , and some coins on the grave of an elderly man . One ...
Contents
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Images of Logging on Contemporary Pacific Northwest | 61 |
Copyright | |
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