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The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard

Time, Ritual, and Sexual Commerce in London

by Sondra L Hausner

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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Every month, a ragtag group of Londoners gather in the site known as Crossbones Graveyard to commemorate the souls of medieval prostitutes believed to be buried there the "Winchester Geese," women who were under the protection of the Church but denied Christian burial. In the Borough of Southwark, not far from Shakespeare's Globe, is a pilgrimage site for self-identified misfits, nonconformists, and contemporary sex workers who leave memorials to the outcast dead. Ceremonies combining raucous humor and eclectic spirituality are led by a local playwright, John Constable, also known as John Crow. His interpretation of the history of the site has struck a chord with many who feel alienated in present-day London. Sondra L. Hausner offers a nuanced ethnography of Crossbones that tacks between past and present to look at the historical practices of sex work, the relation of the Church to these professions, and their representation in the present. She draws on anthropological approaches to ritual and time to understand the forms of spiritual healing conveyed by the Crossbones rites. She shows that ritual is a way of creating the present by mobilizing the stories of the past for contemporary purposes."
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Religion in DiasporaThe Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard

  • Author

    Sondra L Hausner

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Indiana University Press

  • Published

    July 2016

  • Weight

    318g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780253021366

  • ISBN-10

    0253021367

  • Eden Code

    4369445

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