The Sea Their Graves : An Archaeology of Death and Remembrance in Maritime Culture /

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Based on a study of more than 2,100 gravestones and monuments in North America and the United Kingdom erected between the seventeenth and late twentieth centuries, David Stewart expands the use of nautical archaeology into terrestrial environments.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stewart, David J. (David James), 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy.
United States. > Navy > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History.
Sepulchral monuments.
Seafaring life.
Sailors > Social life and customs.
Maritime anthropology.
Death > Social aspects.
Burial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
Anthropologie maritime.
Vie en mer > Histoire.
Sepulture > Histoire.
Mort > Aspect social > Histoire.
Marins > Mort > Histoire.
Marins > États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes.
Marins > Grande-Bretagne > Moeurs et coutumes.
Seafaring life > History.
Burial > History.
Death > Social aspects > History.
Sepulchral monuments > History.
Sailors > Death > History.
Sailors > United States > Social life and customs.
Sailors > Great Britain > Social life and customs.
United States.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Death Stands Ready at the Door" : The Dangers of Maritime Life
  • Values for a Dangerous World
  • "The Natural Sepulchre of a Sailor" : Burial at Sea As Ritual Performance
  • "Was Never Since Heard Of" : Remembering the Missing
  • "Rocks and Storms I'll Fear No More" : The Anchor and the Cross
  • Conclusions: A Living Tradition.

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