"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 11
... give attention to the survival of Africanisms in the United States , primarily in the South . Both noted , for ... gives attention to observations of specific cultural practices of African American funeral celebrations although it ...
... give attention to the survival of Africanisms in the United States , primarily in the South . Both noted , for ... gives attention to observations of specific cultural practices of African American funeral celebrations although it ...
Page 14
... give significant attention . " Long before the start of Islam in the seventh century , " Mbiti argues , " Christianity was well established all over North Africa , Egypt , parts of the Sudan and Ethiopia . " By emphasizing both African ...
... give significant attention . " Long before the start of Islam in the seventh century , " Mbiti argues , " Christianity was well established all over North Africa , Egypt , parts of the Sudan and Ethiopia . " By emphasizing both African ...
Page 67
... give time for out of town family and friends to arrive before a person is interred . 159 This waiting period gives people the opportunity to make it to the wake if they can't attend the funeral . The wake reflected an example of funeral ...
... give time for out of town family and friends to arrive before a person is interred . 159 This waiting period gives people the opportunity to make it to the wake if they can't attend the funeral . The wake reflected an example of funeral ...
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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