"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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... sometimes decades after . " 16 I will use the term death celebrations to refer to ceremonies that maintain strong African characteristics . The catalog to a National Museum of African Art exhibit on Life ... After Life : African ...
... sometimes decades after . " 16 I will use the term death celebrations to refer to ceremonies that maintain strong African characteristics . The catalog to a National Museum of African Art exhibit on Life ... After Life : African ...
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... reflects European influence . According to the article " Old Time Burials , " 88Ibid . 89 Sources courtesy of Elaine Nichols . 9oIbid . 91 Crissman , 133 . " sometimes women were buried with flowers in their hands 35.
... reflects European influence . According to the article " Old Time Burials , " 88Ibid . 89 Sources courtesy of Elaine Nichols . 9oIbid . 91 Crissman , 133 . " sometimes women were buried with flowers in their hands 35.
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... sometimes more expressive than others at a service . The likening of a homegoing celebration to community theater is not to imply that they events for entertainment purposes . Rather , the demonstrative expressions at times are ...
... sometimes more expressive than others at a service . The likening of a homegoing celebration to community theater is not to imply that they events for entertainment purposes . Rather , the demonstrative expressions at times are ...
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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