"When It's All Over: African American Homegoing Celebrations"University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1996 - 214 pages |
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Page 42
... viewing of the body is perhaps the greatest element of African American homegoings in which people display overt expressions of grief . Finally , the processional is another demonstrative element of importance in African American ...
... viewing of the body is perhaps the greatest element of African American homegoings in which people display overt expressions of grief . Finally , the processional is another demonstrative element of importance in African American ...
Page 57
... viewing of the body is the climax of the service , calling for overt expression of strong feelings . " 145 This is necessary for the free flow of one's grief . In Bacon's description of the New Orleans Jazz Funerals it's implied that an ...
... viewing of the body is the climax of the service , calling for overt expression of strong feelings . " 145 This is necessary for the free flow of one's grief . In Bacon's description of the New Orleans Jazz Funerals it's implied that an ...
Page 96
... viewing of the remains signify the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral . Symbolic displays of grief such as mourning attire which include dress , gloves and jewelry , hair wreaths , stopping the clock , flowers and ...
... viewing of the remains signify the first formal gathering of people prior to the funeral . Symbolic displays of grief such as mourning attire which include dress , gloves and jewelry , hair wreaths , stopping the clock , flowers and ...
Common terms and phrases
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