"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 34
... display of grief of the bereaved , which is different in African American wakes and ' settin ups . ' African Americans incorporated music and prayers as release mechanisms to deal with their loss . It was from European Americans however ...
... display of grief of the bereaved , which is different in African American wakes and ' settin ups . ' African Americans incorporated music and prayers as release mechanisms to deal with their loss . It was from European Americans however ...
Page 35
... display of hair wreaths and memory jugs at the South Carolina State Museum while conducting research with Elaine Nichols . According to " Hair Wreaths : Funeral and Mourning Custom , " the purpose of hair wreaths " is one of several ...
... display of hair wreaths and memory jugs at the South Carolina State Museum while conducting research with Elaine Nichols . According to " Hair Wreaths : Funeral and Mourning Custom , " the purpose of hair wreaths " is one of several ...
Page 96
... display . The viewing of the remains signify the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral . Symbolic displays of grief such as mourning attire which include dress , gloves and jewelry , hair wreaths , stopping the clock ...
... display . The viewing of the remains signify the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral . Symbolic displays of grief such as mourning attire which include dress , gloves and jewelry , hair wreaths , stopping the clock ...
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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