"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... feelings of loss but rather to pair grief with hope , and despair with faith . The belief that God is sovereign and the world is a spiritual place explains the feeling of celebration of life and death expressed in African American ...
... feelings of loss but rather to pair grief with hope , and despair with faith . The belief that God is sovereign and the world is a spiritual place explains the feeling of celebration of life and death expressed in African American ...
Page 52
... feeling of celebration during bereavement . 139 The music induces the cathartic release that is characteristic of African American Baptist or Pentecostal worship services . Gospel music , often defined as a sermon in song , 140 is a ...
... feeling of celebration during bereavement . 139 The music induces the cathartic release that is characteristic of African American Baptist or Pentecostal worship services . Gospel music , often defined as a sermon in song , 140 is a ...
Page 64
... feeling that we were going to have church . The medley included " I Made A Vow , " which was her favorite , " 99 and a half Won't Do , " " I Mean To Make It To That City , " " God Is A Good God , " and " I'm A Soldier , " all ...
... feeling that we were going to have church . The medley included " I Made A Vow , " which was her favorite , " 99 and a half Won't Do , " " I Mean To Make It To That City , " " God Is A Good God , " and " I'm A Soldier , " all ...
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