"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 23
... According to " Life ... AfterLife " Reinhardt states : " the mourners , who wail and sing dirges honoring the deceased at the wake - keeping , exchange gifts among themselves . " 47 The ceremony itself includes a procession in which ...
... According to " Life ... AfterLife " Reinhardt states : " the mourners , who wail and sing dirges honoring the deceased at the wake - keeping , exchange gifts among themselves . " 47 The ceremony itself includes a procession in which ...
Page 35
... According to Crissman , " funeral flowers didn't make their appearance in England or America until the middle of the nineteenth century . " 91 The use of flowers in African American homegoings also reflects European influence . According ...
... According to Crissman , " funeral flowers didn't make their appearance in England or America until the middle of the nineteenth century . " 91 The use of flowers in African American homegoings also reflects European influence . According ...
Page 57
... According to Masamba and Kalish , " the viewing of the body is the climax of the service , calling for overt expression of strong feelings . " 145 This is necessary for the free flow of one's grief . In Bacon's description of the New ...
... According to Masamba and Kalish , " the viewing of the body is the climax of the service , calling for overt expression of strong feelings . " 145 This is necessary for the free flow of one's grief . In Bacon's description of the New ...
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According African American funeral African American homegoing African and African African worldview theology American homegoing celebrations American homegoing services American homegoing traditions Annie Mae Johnson Anthony Heilbut attire belief system bereavement Biblical Black Church Black preacher Brown County burial casket ceremony Charles Durant Christian African Americans Coevolution Quarterly color continuity of African Cornel West Crissman cultural continuity cultural practices deceased demonstrative expression display dress Elaine Nichols emotions enslaved Africans Eric Lincoln eulogy Euro-American European family and friends family members Felder final funeral home Funeral Traditions Gospel music grandmother grandmother's hair wreaths Heaven honor Jindra John Mbiti living loved Masamba and Kalish Mbiti writes Mother Evans mourners mourning Orleans Jazz Funerals performative elements Precious Lord presence of family processional religion represented ritual Ron Brown singing Sis Fannie Sis Fannie's slavery song South Carolina spiritual spoken word survivors Sybil Kein Take My Hand wake Washington West African wore Yoruba