Cemeteries GravemarkersCemeteries 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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One aspect of this black practice is the ritual breaking of grave goods . Whites characteristically did not break personal items placed on graves . 17 Thus , the decorative practices of the two cultures may indeed share some common ...
One aspect of this black practice is the ritual breaking of grave goods . Whites characteristically did not break personal items placed on graves . 17 Thus , the decorative practices of the two cultures may indeed share some common ...
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In this community , the practice of family - based grave decoration derives significance from its position within a larger complex of domestically based traditions found in the Westside , and in other areas in the United States where ...
In this community , the practice of family - based grave decoration derives significance from its position within a larger complex of domestically based traditions found in the Westside , and in other areas in the United States where ...
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However , grave decorating in this urban , Mexican - American cemetery has also been expanded and transformed into a vital , continually evolving activity distinctive in both its year - round practice and in its active incorporation of ...
However , grave decorating in this urban , Mexican - American cemetery has also been expanded and transformed into a vital , continually evolving activity distinctive in both its year - round practice and in its active incorporation of ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Copyright | |
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| Pealkiri | Cemeteries Gravemarkers |
| Editor | Richard Meyer |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Utah State University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 mär. 2005 |
| ISBN | 0874211603, 9780874211603 |
| Length | 347 pages |
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