"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... United States . The methodology used in conducting this research consists of fieldwork in which I traveled to Columbia , South Carolina , Chicago and Washington , D.C. where I attended several funerals . In Columbia I attended the ...
... United States . The methodology used in conducting this research consists of fieldwork in which I traveled to Columbia , South Carolina , Chicago and Washington , D.C. where I attended several funerals . In Columbia I attended the ...
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... United States , where they were combined with European practices to create distinct African American forms . This practice of cultural infusion was ensconced in a religious belief system of a monotheistic God that I conclude Africans ...
... United States , where they were combined with European practices to create distinct African American forms . This practice of cultural infusion was ensconced in a religious belief system of a monotheistic God that I conclude Africans ...
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... united in holy matrimony to Deacon Louis Evans . One child , Bessie Anne was born to that union . Those who knew Lillian , know that she truly loved God and she truly loved her family . She was a devoted and loving mother , grandmother ...
... united in holy matrimony to Deacon Louis Evans . One child , Bessie Anne was born to that union . Those who knew Lillian , know that she truly loved God and she truly loved her family . She was a devoted and loving mother , grandmother ...
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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