"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... casket - maker sparked my interest in funerary practice . Thank you grandmother for the example of life , your love and encouragement that sustained me through this arduous task . Also , I dedicate this work to my mother , Christine ...
... casket - maker sparked my interest in funerary practice . Thank you grandmother for the example of life , your love and encouragement that sustained me through this arduous task . Also , I dedicate this work to my mother , Christine ...
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... casket at the service . According to Bacon , " Brother Trotter [ [ was ] laid out in his casket up front , right before the pulpit and choir . [ He ] made a handsome corpse . A face with powerful features . A strong face . Dignified by ...
... casket at the service . According to Bacon , " Brother Trotter [ [ was ] laid out in his casket up front , right before the pulpit and choir . [ He ] made a handsome corpse . A face with powerful features . A strong face . Dignified by ...
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... casket . White , the color worn by most elderly women regarded as " mothers , " was symbolic of her faith in God that span more than forty years and represented the respect her family had towards her Christian life . The only women in ...
... casket . White , the color worn by most elderly women regarded as " mothers , " was symbolic of her faith in God that span more than forty years and represented the respect her family had towards her Christian life . The only women in ...
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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