"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... practice is at the center of my study of African American homegoing traditions . The studies of African American homegoing practices are rooted in the general studies on African American religion . The most influential of these include ...
... practice is at the center of my study of African American homegoing traditions . The studies of African American homegoing practices are rooted in the general studies on African American religion . The most influential of these include ...
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... practiced in Africa and then transplanted to the United States , where they were combined with European practices to create distinct African American forms . This practice of cultural infusion was ensconced in a religious belief system ...
... practiced in Africa and then transplanted to the United States , where they were combined with European practices to create distinct African American forms . This practice of cultural infusion was ensconced in a religious belief system ...
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... practice of sepulchral iconography was introduced by the Egyptians primarily for royalty . " 94 The African American practice of photographing the deceased represents a tradition adapted from European Americans . The works of James Van ...
... practice of sepulchral iconography was introduced by the Egyptians primarily for royalty . " 94 The African American practice of photographing the deceased represents a tradition adapted from European Americans . The works of James Van ...
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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