Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery
An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780
Seiten
2017
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-1-68340-011-0 (ISBN)
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-1-68340-011-0 (ISBN)
Inspired by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, equality, and peace, a group of white planters formed a community in the British Virgin Islands during the eighteenth century. Yet they lived in a slave society, and nearly all their members held enslaved people. In this book, John Chenoweth examines how the community navigated the contradictions of Quakerism and plantation ownership.
Using archaeological and archival information, Chenoweth reveals how a web of connections led to the community’s establishment, how Quaker religious practices intersected with other aspects of daily life in the Caribbean, how these practices were altered to fit a slavery-based economy and society, and how the eventual development of dissent and schism brought about the end of the community after just one generation. He uses this story as a fascinating example of the ways religious ideals can be interpreted in everyday practice to adapt to different local contexts.
Using archaeological and archival information, Chenoweth reveals how a web of connections led to the community’s establishment, how Quaker religious practices intersected with other aspects of daily life in the Caribbean, how these practices were altered to fit a slavery-based economy and society, and how the eventual development of dissent and schism brought about the end of the community after just one generation. He uses this story as a fascinating example of the ways religious ideals can be interpreted in everyday practice to adapt to different local contexts.
John M. Chenoweth is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He is the winner of the 2019 Society for Historical Archaeology John L. Cotter Award.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.03.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 28 black & white illustrations, 7 maps |
| Verlagsort | Florida |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker) | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-68340-011-9 / 1683400119 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-68340-011-0 / 9781683400110 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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