"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... present inspired me to write about African American Homegoing Celebrations . I am indebted and grateful for your mentorship , guidance and encouragement on this thesis . More importantly , thank you for laying the foundation to which my ...
... present inspired me to write about African American Homegoing Celebrations . I am indebted and grateful for your mentorship , guidance and encouragement on this thesis . More importantly , thank you for laying the foundation to which my ...
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... present at homegoings to renew those ties that bind . Like their African ancestors , Christian African Americans , pay honor to their dead by ensuring that the deceased has a proper send - off with the appropriate attire , songs , dance ...
... present at homegoings to renew those ties that bind . Like their African ancestors , Christian African Americans , pay honor to their dead by ensuring that the deceased has a proper send - off with the appropriate attire , songs , dance ...
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... present . This linchpin can be further used to better foster communications between Africans and their descendants in the North American diaspora as commonalities remain present in homegoings despite geographic separation and ...
... present . This linchpin can be further used to better foster communications between Africans and their descendants in the North American diaspora as commonalities remain present in homegoings despite geographic separation and ...
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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