"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... religion in which African American homegoing celebrations are grounded . As Lincoln writes " religion ... is perhaps the best prism to cultural understanding , not as a comparative index , but as a refractive element through which one ...
... religion in which African American homegoing celebrations are grounded . As Lincoln writes " religion ... is perhaps the best prism to cultural understanding , not as a comparative index , but as a refractive element through which one ...
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... African American religious faith . Zander attempts to look at the origin of New Orleans 21C . Eric Lincoln , editor . The Black Experience in Religion , 2 . 22Ibid . 3 . Jazz Funerals through their " historical antecedents . " 23 11.
... African American religious faith . Zander attempts to look at the origin of New Orleans 21C . Eric Lincoln , editor . The Black Experience in Religion , 2 . 22Ibid . 3 . Jazz Funerals through their " historical antecedents . " 23 11.
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... Religion Albert Raboteau writes , " in the traditional religions of West Africa the High God is the parent of the other and lesser gods , who are sometimes seen as mediators between man and God . " 39 Raboteau's viewpoint supports my ...
... Religion Albert Raboteau writes , " in the traditional religions of West Africa the High God is the parent of the other and lesser gods , who are sometimes seen as mediators between man and God . " 39 Raboteau's viewpoint supports my ...
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