"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... less frightening when viewed from an African worldview theology perspective . The historical development of African American homegoing traditions as represented in Nichols ' book lays the foundation on which my research builds . Another ...
... less frightening when viewed from an African worldview theology perspective . The historical development of African American homegoing traditions as represented in Nichols ' book lays the foundation on which my research builds . Another ...
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... less a cause for sadness than an occasion for celebration " 64 which explains the rejoicing at such a function . This occurrence is an acknowledgment of the deceased being free of struggles and at home with Jesus . For Christian African ...
... less a cause for sadness than an occasion for celebration " 64 which explains the rejoicing at such a function . This occurrence is an acknowledgment of the deceased being free of struggles and at home with Jesus . For Christian African ...
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... less have strengthened their faith in God who they acknowledge as their savior . Their faith in God is made stronger as they endure their loss and move forward with their lives . Although Christian African Americans experience the ...
... less have strengthened their faith in God who they acknowledge as their savior . Their faith in God is made stronger as they endure their loss and move forward with their lives . Although Christian African Americans experience the ...
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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