"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 34
... grief of the members of the family . " 85 In the Appalachian tradition mourners attempted to repress the open display of grief of the bereaved , which is different in African American wakes and ' settin ups . ' African Americans ...
... grief of the members of the family . " 85 In the Appalachian tradition mourners attempted to repress the open display of grief of the bereaved , which is different in African American wakes and ' settin ups . ' African Americans ...
Page 53
... grief by creating a positive release of emotions . This understanding is highlighted in African American homegoings services in which gospel songs such as " Take My Hand , Precious Lord " and " I Shall Wear a Crown " resonate at African ...
... grief by creating a positive release of emotions . This understanding is highlighted in African American homegoings services in which gospel songs such as " Take My Hand , Precious Lord " and " I Shall Wear a Crown " resonate at African ...
Page 96
... grief for forty years after Albert's death in 1861. Queen Victoria wore black from 1861 until her own death in 1901. This expression of grief redefined mourning and made black the appropriate color to wear at funerals and wakes . Death ...
... grief for forty years after Albert's death in 1861. Queen Victoria wore black from 1861 until her own death in 1901. This expression of grief redefined mourning and made black the appropriate color to wear at funerals and wakes . Death ...
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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