African American Religious Beliefs On Death And Dying
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...decision making, are intertwined with level of acculturation, role of religion or spirituality, fluency of language and communication processes, and use of formal versus informal care providers. For example, in the African American culture, levels of spirituality and religiosity play key roles in how one copes with problems throughout life (Thomas, 2001, p. 40).
Passed On: African American Mourning Stories by Karla F. C. Holloway is about African-American funeral practices (Ruark, 2003). It is a book that came about rather naturally for Holloway, who is the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and n English professor at Duke University - there have been numerous funeral directors in her family (Ruark, 2003). Dying, death and funerals are part of her family tradition (Ruark, 2003). Holloway said: "No culture bases so much of its identity on the persistent rehearsal of commemorative conduct as does African America. Some notion of racial memory and racial realization is mediated through the veil of death" (Ruark, 2003, p. A23).
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