"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... biblical scholars like James Cone , Milton Sernett , Carl Ellis and Gayraud Wilmore give significant attention . " Long before the start of Islam in the seventh century , " Mbiti argues , " Christianity was well established all over ...
... biblical scholars like James Cone , Milton Sernett , Carl Ellis and Gayraud Wilmore give significant attention . " Long before the start of Islam in the seventh century , " Mbiti argues , " Christianity was well established all over ...
Page 69
... biblical verse of comfort , used often in a religious homegoing service , represented the first ritualistic aspect of Sis Fannie's funeral . Acknowledgment of condolences by a church deacon followed , and then a solo was sung . My ...
... biblical verse of comfort , used often in a religious homegoing service , represented the first ritualistic aspect of Sis Fannie's funeral . Acknowledgment of condolences by a church deacon followed , and then a solo was sung . My ...
Page 91
... biblical teaching practiced by African Americans . This biblical teaching serves as a cultural link that connects African Americans to their West African and Euro - American ancestors . African Americans believe in a God who is unseen ...
... biblical teaching practiced by African Americans . This biblical teaching serves as a cultural link that connects African Americans to their West African and Euro - American ancestors . African Americans believe in a God who is unseen ...
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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