Gladys-Marie Fry
Biographic Data
| ID | 684724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gladys-Marie Fry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gladys-Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Fry |
| SIGNATURE | FRY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hidden in view
How did enslaved African people in North America use material culture to create and signal their own identity? In a paper that has much significance for many other periods and places, the authors draw on archaeological and documentary evidence to show how African spiritual spaces were created in houses and gardens in the form of coded landscapes that were often hidden - though in view
The Planter's Prospect
Conjuring in the Big House Kitchen
Joining archaeological and folkloristic methods, the authors compare the archaeological remains of African religious practices found in Virginia sites from the 18th and 19th centuries with historical data on conjuring and divining. The contents of diviners' bundles buried beneath hearths and sills and in northeast corners are presented from Virginia sites occupied by enslaved Africans and free African Americans. Those bundles are contextualized u…
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Night Riders in Black Folk History
How myths and lore reflect a time of terror During and after the days of slavery in the United States, one way in which slaveowners, overseers, and other whites sought to control the black population was to encourage and exploit a fear of the supernatural. By planting rumors of evil spirits, haunted places, body-snatchers, and doctors - even by masquerading as ghosts themselves - they discouraged the unauthorized movement of blacks, particularly …
Conjuring in the Big House Kitchen
Joining archaeological and folkloristic methods, the authors compare the archaeological remains of African religious practices found in Virginia sites from the 18th and 19th centuries with historical data on conjuring and divining. The contents of diviners' bundles buried beneath hearths and sills and in northeast corners are presented from Virginia sites occupied by enslaved Africans and free African Americans. Those bundles are contextualized u…
Hidden in view
How did enslaved African people in North America use material culture to create and signal their own identity? In a paper that has much significance for many other periods and places, the authors draw on archaeological and documentary evidence to show how African spiritual spaces were created in houses and gardens in the form of coded landscapes that were often hidden - though in view
The Planter's Prospect
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Night Riders in Black Folk History
How myths and lore reflect a time of terror During and after the days of slavery in the United States, one way in which slaveowners, overseers, and other whites sought to control the black population was to encourage and exploit a fear of the supernatural. By planting rumors of evil spirits, haunted places, body-snatchers, and doctors - even by masquerading as ghosts themselves - they discouraged the unauthorized movement of blacks, particularly …
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Conjuring in the Big House Kitchen
Joining archaeological and folkloristic methods, the authors compare the archaeological remains of African religious practices found in Virginia sites from the 18th and 19th centuries with historical data on conjuring and divining. The contents of diviners' bundles buried beneath hearths and sills and in northeast corners are presented from Virginia sites occupied by enslaved Africans and free African Americans. Those bundles are contextualized u…
The Planter's Prospect
Hidden in view
How did enslaved African people in North America use material culture to create and signal their own identity? In a paper that has much significance for many other periods and places, the authors draw on archaeological and documentary evidence to show how African spiritual spaces were created in houses and gardens in the form of coded landscapes that were often hidden - though in view
Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · History (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works)