Rastafari : a very short introduction / Ennis B. Edmonds.
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 340Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:- text
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- 9780199584529 (pbk.)
- 0199584524 (pbk.)
- 299.676 EDM 23 009266
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.
Movement of Jah people: the history of Rastafari in Jamaica -- 'Rastatology' and 'livity': the principles and practices of Rastafari -- Grounding, houses, and mansions: social formation of Rastafari -- Rastafari international: the making of a global movement -- Kingmen, queens, and dawtas: gender issues in Rastafari -- 'The Head Corner Stone': Rastafari and Caribbean culture.
"From its obscure beginnings in Jamaica in the early 1930s, Rastafari has grown into an international socio-religious movement. It is estimated that 700,000 to 1 million people worldwide have embraced Rastafari, and adherents of the movement can be found in most of the major population centers and many outposts of the world. Most believers worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (ruled 1930-1974), as God incarnate. They often embrace the spiritual use of cannabis and reject western society, called Babylon. Believers proclaim Africa (also "Zion") as the original birthplace of mankind, and the call to repatriation to Africa is a key tenet. Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction provides an account of this widespread but often poorly understood movement. Ennis B. Edmonds looks at the essential history of Rastafari, including its principles and practices and its internal character and configuration. He examines its global spread, its far-reaching influence on cultural and artistic production in the Caribbean and beyond, and its handling of gender issues."--Publisher's website.
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