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Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery - An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780 (Hardcover)
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Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery - An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780 (Hardcover)
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series
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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.
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