"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... dying is a physical end and spiritual beginning . In his opening address for " The Last Miles Of The Way , " an exhibit of South Carolina African American Homegoing traditions from 1895- present , Rev. Dr. Charles B. Jackson , Sr ...
... dying is a physical end and spiritual beginning . In his opening address for " The Last Miles Of The Way , " an exhibit of South Carolina African American Homegoing traditions from 1895- present , Rev. Dr. Charles B. Jackson , Sr ...
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... Dying in Central Appalachia , James Crissman writes , " the character of the wake depended more on the family and its religious background 206 . 82 Jessica Mitford . American Way Of Death . New York : Simon and Schuster , 1963. 205- 83 ...
... Dying in Central Appalachia , James Crissman writes , " the character of the wake depended more on the family and its religious background 206 . 82 Jessica Mitford . American Way Of Death . New York : Simon and Schuster , 1963. 205- 83 ...
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... dying one went home . " 105 Cain Hope Felder observes for Blacks the view of death and funerals is marked with deep familiarity.106 This familiarity is rooted in both a deep religious faith and West African traditions , and expressed in ...
... dying one went home . " 105 Cain Hope Felder observes for Blacks the view of death and funerals is marked with deep familiarity.106 This familiarity is rooted in both a deep religious faith and West African traditions , and expressed 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