"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 40
... presence and save reserved emotional expressions for the person's absence from the human society . Richard Masamba and Jean Kalish notes , " the presence of many friends at the funeral and / or at the wake 104 An helps compensate for ...
... presence and save reserved emotional expressions for the person's absence from the human society . Richard Masamba and Jean Kalish notes , " the presence of many friends at the funeral and / or at the wake 104 An helps compensate for ...
Page 43
... presence of family and friends at homegoing services also created the space for reuniting the family . It was this gathering at homegoings of family members from across the city , state and country that became for some the precursor to ...
... presence of family and friends at homegoing services also created the space for reuniting the family . It was this gathering at homegoings of family members from across the city , state and country that became for some the precursor to ...
Page 60
... presence of family and friends ; the eulogy spoken of the deceased's life and contribution to society ; the music that aids in the release of one's emotions ; and finally , the role of the attire for the deceased and family members ...
... presence of family and friends ; the eulogy spoken of the deceased's life and contribution to society ; the music that aids in the release of one's emotions ; and finally , the role of the attire for the deceased and family members ...
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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