"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... influenced by their African roots in their perception that both death and life are partners rather than enemies . ” 27 He ... influences on those religions . As John Mbiti suggests in African Religions and Philosophy : " It is true that ...
... influenced by their African roots in their perception that both death and life are partners rather than enemies . ” 27 He ... influences on those religions . As John Mbiti suggests in African Religions and Philosophy : " It is true that ...
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... influence on Black South Carolinians and exist even today . One of those influences is the wake , which originally began with the body of the deceased being returned to the family homestead where family and neighbors came to view the ...
... influence on Black South Carolinians and exist even today . One of those influences is the wake , which originally began with the body of the deceased being returned to the family homestead where family and neighbors came to view the ...
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... influence is the wake , which originally began with the return of the body to the home of the deceased for a public ... influences in African American homegoing celebrations . Black is the color most associated with death , made popular ...
... influence is the wake , which originally began with the return of the body to the home of the deceased for a public ... influences in African American homegoing celebrations . Black is the color most associated with death , made popular ...
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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