"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... practices as they relate to religious belief systems will be the foundation of a discussion of practices in slavery and 20th century Black New Orleans . Finally , the comparison will consider the European practices that the enslaved ...
... practices as they relate to religious belief systems will be the foundation of a discussion of practices in slavery and 20th century Black New Orleans . Finally , the comparison will consider the European practices that the enslaved ...
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... practices and customs of their European slave masters were appropriated in their own services where they were combined with deep- rooted African practices . Having described African beliefs and death practices in the South , it's ...
... practices and customs of their European slave masters were appropriated in their own services where they were combined with deep- rooted African practices . Having described African beliefs and death practices in the South , it's ...
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... practices and traditions . These practices distinguish homegoings from funerals in which the service centers around the deceased . The African American homegoing is twofold . In addition to honoring the deceased , it aids survivors in ...
... practices and traditions . These practices distinguish homegoings from funerals in which the service centers around the deceased . The African American homegoing is twofold . In addition to honoring the deceased , it aids survivors in ...
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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