"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 54
... chorus " Precious Lord , Take My Hand . Lead Me On , Let Me Stand " emphasizes the mourners ' dependency on God to help them to endure the loss of a loved one . It recognizes the hardships of life while offering a request to God for 54.
... chorus " Precious Lord , Take My Hand . Lead Me On , Let Me Stand " emphasizes the mourners ' dependency on God to help them to endure the loss of a loved one . It recognizes the hardships of life while offering a request to God for 54.
Page 82
... brought the weight of that loss upon the mourners . She broke down as she returned to her seat and was embraced by Michael Brown . Indeed , the power of the spoken word can evoke an array of emotions that become evident 82.
... brought the weight of that loss upon the mourners . She broke down as she returned to her seat and was embraced by Michael Brown . Indeed , the power of the spoken word can evoke an array of emotions that become evident 82.
Page 102
... loss and move forward with their lives . Although Christian African Americans experience the complex emotions of losing loved ones , they find peace and comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed ...
... loss and move forward with their lives . Although Christian African Americans experience the complex emotions of losing loved ones , they find peace and comfort in the arms of other loved ones whose presence at the homegoing informed ...
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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