Subfloor Pits as Shrines: A Critical Look at the Creation of a Creolized Religious Society by the Enslaved of the Chesapeake During the Colonial Period

Unger, Jessica

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Subfloor Pits as Shrines: A Critical Look at the Creation of a Creolized Religious Society by the Enslaved of the Chesapeake During the Colonial Period

Unger, Jessica

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This study investigates the religious lives of enslaved people of the Chespeake during the colonial period. In particular, it looks at how the subfloor pits constructed below enslaved quarters were used as West African inspired shrines that reflected the blending of African traditions in the colonies.

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Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.

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2009-05-11

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Historical Archaeology, African American Archaeology

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Smith, Frederick H.
Brown, Marley R.
Holmes, David

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Anthropology

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https://scholarworks.wm.edu/handle/internal/11960

Subfloor Pits as Shrines: A Critical Look at the Creation of a Creolized Religious Society by the Enslaved of the Chesapeake During the Colonial Period

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