"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... comfort the survivors . There is hope for some African Americans that characterizes the faith which undergirds them during their hour of bereavement . People sing , shout or dance at homegoing services because these expressions allow ...
... comfort the survivors . There is hope for some African Americans that characterizes the faith which undergirds them during their hour of bereavement . People sing , shout or dance at homegoing services because these expressions allow ...
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... comforts and nurtures some Christian African Americans in times of despair . The performative elements brings comfort during the homegoing services which are present in each stage of the historical progression presented in the previous ...
... comforts and nurtures some Christian African Americans in times of despair . The performative elements brings comfort during the homegoing services which are present in each stage of the historical progression presented in the previous ...
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... comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed them that they are not alone . The songs and scriptures remind Christian African Americans that in the wake of death they can still draw on the inner ...
... comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed them that they are not alone . The songs and scriptures remind Christian African Americans that in the wake of death they can still draw on the inner ...
Common terms and phrases
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