"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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African American Homegoing Celebrations" Phillip Nathaniel Frazier. social and political stratification of the world at the time . African Americans have maintained that tradition with slight variations until this day . Along with the ...
African American Homegoing Celebrations" Phillip Nathaniel Frazier. social and political stratification of the world at the time . African Americans have maintained that tradition with slight variations until this day . Along with the ...
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... social in purpose and cultural in continued and renewed customs and traditions . It embodies a spirit of love , unity and hope for the deceased and his / her survivors . The presence of family and friends at this gathering offers a much ...
... social in purpose and cultural in continued and renewed customs and traditions . It embodies a spirit of love , unity and hope for the deceased and his / her survivors . The presence of family and friends at this gathering offers a much ...
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... social event that required one to dress up . Masamba and Kalish write that , " a funeral rite is social par excellence , " 129 which necessitated the wearing of fine clothes . Crissman notes , " the burial attire has been described as ...
... social event that required one to dress up . Masamba and Kalish write that , " a funeral rite is social par excellence , " 129 which necessitated the wearing of fine clothes . Crissman notes , " the burial attire has been described as ...
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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