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    5. Interpretations of Burial and Commemoration in Moravian and African Diasporas on St. John, Virgin Islands

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Blouet,Helen (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2013-12
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Historical Archaeology
    Journal Title Details:
    17(4) : 731-781
    Notes:
    Addresses change and continuity in mortuary practices from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries within enslaved and free populations on the former Danish and current US Virgin Island of St. John. St. John's former residents created diverse burial sites for practical and symbolic reasons related to environment, kinship, socio-cultural politics, and religion. Reveals how people historically transformed identities of selves and communities as they perceived and commemorated the dead through meaningful mortuary sites and practices within dynamic local and regional contexts.