Fame and Fortune in Two Philippine Cemeteries Tombstones as Extensions of Identity

Cemeteries are viable sources of information on how personal and group identity, gender and sex, political power are represented and negotiated. Scholars have discovered the potential of investigating present day cemeteries to elucidate questions about the past (Blackburn 2007; Dakudao 1992; Francis...

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Published inMaterializing Southeast Asia's Past p. 253
Main Authors Grace Barretto-Tesoro, Joan Tara Reyes
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore NUS Press 01.05.2013
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Applied arts
Archaeology
Architecture
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Burial practices
Burial structures
Cemeteries
Ceremonial objects
Ceremonies
Cultural anthropology
Cultural customs
Elites
Family names
Funerary architecture
Grave markers
Grave plots
Graves
Group identity
Headstones
Human societies
Language
Lexicology
Linguistics
Mausoleums
Names
Personal names
Political identity
Proper names
Psychology
Rituals
Social classes
Social psychology
Social sciences
Social stratification
Social structures
Sociology
Upper class
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Summary:Cemeteries are viable sources of information on how personal and group identity, gender and sex, political power are represented and negotiated. Scholars have discovered the potential of investigating present day cemeteries to elucidate questions about the past (Blackburn 2007; Dakudao 1992; Franciset al. 2005; Mytum 2004; Parker Pearson 1982). In the Philippines, this area of research has not been explored from the perspective of archaeology until recently. This study is part of a larger research project on Philippine cemeteries entitledExploring Philippine Cemeteries: Alive and Dynamic Spaces. The project aims to examine identity representation, religious symbols, investigate production of
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