"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... ritual is organized not primarily around the deceased person , but around the living , ” 107 which explains the different terminology used by African Americans . The perspective of the homegoing service being both for the living and the ...
... ritual is organized not primarily around the deceased person , but around the living , ” 107 which explains the different terminology used by African Americans . The perspective of the homegoing service being both for the living and the ...
Page 59
... ritual as both solemn and celebratory . Kein further explains , " expanding the African processional tradition , the Jazz Funeral parade includes the funeral dances of the West Indian Voodoo religion , chiefly the Banda , a sexually ...
... ritual as both solemn and celebratory . Kein further explains , " expanding the African processional tradition , the Jazz Funeral parade includes the funeral dances of the West Indian Voodoo religion , chiefly the Banda , a sexually ...
Page 61
... rituals of the performative elements in African American homegoing celebrations . News of a loved one's death brings ... ritual gathering places all the mourners in specific order for the start of the celebration which occurred at all ...
... rituals of the performative elements in African American homegoing celebrations . News of a loved one's death brings ... ritual gathering places all the mourners in specific order for the start of the celebration which occurred at all ...
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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