A Grave Look at History: The Australian Perspective

Cemeteries are seldom what they seem. A headstone tells a brief tale, but what if there are no headstones? Is it possible to extract more than the obvious? The dearth of information most frequently encountered necessitates a more interpretive approach. As documents of social history, Australian buri...

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Auteur principal: Brew, Catherine (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox [2013]
Dans: Fieldwork in religion
Année: 2013, Volume: 8, Numéro: 2, Pages: 188-198
Sujets non-standardisés:B CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
B Australian cemeteries
B intangible heritage
B Identity
B Meaning
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Résumé:Cemeteries are seldom what they seem. A headstone tells a brief tale, but what if there are no headstones? Is it possible to extract more than the obvious? The dearth of information most frequently encountered necessitates a more interpretive approach. As documents of social history, Australian burial places have a great capacity to reveal not only how people died, but how they lived. In providing a tangible and evocative link to past communities, the history found in cemeteries acts as an insightful ingredient in shaping cultural identity. By ‘reading' these cultural landscapes, the wider implications of identity, meaning making and the value of individual belonging and wellbeing can be explored. The notion of ‘place making' and ‘place meaning' suggests a bigger responsibility to social cohesion and personal development than may be first considered.
ISSN:1743-0623
Contient:Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/firn.v8i2.188