"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... grave ; I will redeem them from death : O death , I will be thy plagues ; O grave , I will be thy destruction : repentance shall be hid from mine eyes . " In this study , I use the term homegoing service as opposed to funeral because it ...
... grave ; I will redeem them from death : O death , I will be thy plagues ; O grave , I will be thy destruction : repentance shall be hid from mine eyes . " In this study , I use the term homegoing service as opposed to funeral because it ...
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... grave , also known as ring shouts in the South and reflecting cultural continuity . Being cognizant of spirits ... grave markers . An investigation of African grave decorations conducted by Elizabeth Fenn traces the cultural continuity ...
... grave , also known as ring shouts in the South and reflecting cultural continuity . Being cognizant of spirits ... grave markers . An investigation of African grave decorations conducted by Elizabeth Fenn traces the cultural continuity ...
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... grave in an uncultivated ground where other men join and help him . " 45 This example of community involvement represents the African belief that " death is something that concerns everybody . " For Africans the family and friends at a ...
... grave in an uncultivated ground where other men join and help him . " 45 This example of community involvement represents the African belief that " death is something that concerns everybody . " For Africans the family and friends at a ...
Common terms and phrases
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