"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... Chapter One , I look at the historical development of African American homegoings as an understanding of existing traditions in modern day homegoing ... Chapter Three will use several case studies to explore the 18 Chapter Chapter.
... Chapter One , I look at the historical development of African American homegoings as an understanding of existing traditions in modern day homegoing ... Chapter Three will use several case studies to explore the 18 Chapter Chapter.
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... chapter . I will show the strength of cultural continuity , grounded in an African worldview theology , that African Americans possess throughout the United States . The methodology used in conducting this research consists of fieldwork ...
... chapter . I will show the strength of cultural continuity , grounded in an African worldview theology , that African Americans possess throughout the United States . The methodology used in conducting this research consists of fieldwork ...
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... chapter . In this chapter I will discuss demonstrative elements of expressions that make African American homegoings celebratory . The presence of family and friends at the service offers communal support for dealing with the loss of a ...
... chapter . In this chapter I will discuss demonstrative elements of expressions that make African American homegoings celebratory . The presence of family and friends at the service offers communal support for dealing with the loss of a ...
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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