Biographies of Things, People, and Space at Jesuit Missions: The St. Inigoes Manor Weaver’s House

Summary

A biographical framework for archaeological studies of Jesuit missions in the Americas guides enquiry toward histories of specific artifacts, especially religious objects that were implicated in efforts to gain converts, as well as mission space including manor houses and churches. Additionally, narrative accounts of Jesuit missions lend themselves to biographies, either for the lives of influential missionaries or the missions, that were disseminated through texts such as the Relations. This paper considers how a biographical framework would apply to archaeological studies of labor at Jesuit missions through a case study of the weaver’s house at Priest’s Point, St. Inigoes Manor in southern Maryland.

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• Biographies of Mission   •
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