"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 70
... cry , Oh they cry as in loss . My body will be here , but my soul will be gone . I'll be resting in my home beyond the sky . Those lyrics epitomize the anticipatory desire of many African American Christians for a life of rest with God ...
... cry , Oh they cry as in loss . My body will be here , but my soul will be gone . I'll be resting in my home beyond the sky . Those lyrics epitomize the anticipatory desire of many African American Christians for a life of rest with God ...
Page 100
... crying and looking sad understandably makes most people in a fast paced secular society like the United States , feel uneasy . However , African Americans ' knowledge of death is informed by their West African ancestors who deemed it ...
... crying and looking sad understandably makes most people in a fast paced secular society like the United States , feel uneasy . However , African Americans ' knowledge of death is informed by their West African ancestors who deemed it ...
Page 101
... crying is an essential feature of the pre - burial mourning ' " 180 which is further stated by Wright and Hughes , " the funeral rite must contain suitable emotional impact . " 181 An overt expression of grief marked the cultural ...
... crying is an essential feature of the pre - burial mourning ' " 180 which is further stated by Wright and Hughes , " the funeral rite must contain suitable emotional impact . " 181 An overt expression of grief marked the cultural ...
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