"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... individual makes in going from the natural world to the spiritual world . Peter Paris notes that for Africans " spirituality is never disembodied but always integrally connected with the dynamic movement of life . " . " This enables the ...
... individual makes in going from the natural world to the spiritual world . Peter Paris notes that for Africans " spirituality is never disembodied but always integrally connected with the dynamic movement of life . " . " This enables the ...
Page 61
... individual to form a processional which is performative in the sense that assembling represents the start of the celebration . The uniformity of family in similar dress and marching together sets the event apart from a regular gathering ...
... individual to form a processional which is performative in the sense that assembling represents the start of the celebration . The uniformity of family in similar dress and marching together sets the event apart from a regular gathering ...
Page 81
... individuals , 6 females and 5 males ; 8 African Americans , 1 Caucasian American and two Caribbeans . The general ... individual's life that is passed to the younger generation . " In honor of Ron Brown , David Cooper of the Virgin ...
... individuals , 6 females and 5 males ; 8 African Americans , 1 Caucasian American and two Caribbeans . The general ... individual's life that is passed to the younger generation . " In honor of Ron Brown , David Cooper of the Virgin ...
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