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The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped slaves in Jamaica. Based on an extensive study of the Rastafarians, their history, their ideology, and their influence in Jamaica, The Rastafarians is an important contribution to the sociology of religion and to our knowledge of the variety of religious expressions that have grown up during the West African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.
Chapter 2 / Domination and Resistance in Jamaican History
Chapter 3 / Ethiopianism in Jamaica
Chapter 4 / Beleifs, Rituals and Symbols
Chapter 5 / An Ambivalent Routinization
Chapter 6 / Dissonance and Consonance
Chapter 7 / After Selassie: The Rastafarians since 1975
Chapter 8 / Where Go the Rastafarians?
Bob Marley (from Roots Reggae Club)
Reggae History (from Roots Reggae Club)
Haile Selassie I (outside source)
Marcus Garvey (outside source)
This Text is being copied from the book: "The Rastafarians" of Rev. Leonard E. Barrett, Sr. of which some say that:
"Removes the aura of bizarre mystery from the Jamaican messianic movement whose members smoke marijuana for ritual purposes and believe that Ethiopia is the promised Land for all Blacks. Setting the Rastafarians in the context of.... colonial exploitation, Barrett shows how the cult has been nourished on brinding poverty, examines its belief system, dynamics, rituals, art and music, and its "ambivalent routinization" within Jamaican Society.... Students of religion and sociology, fans of reggae music, and the general reader will gain much from this unusual study." Publishers Weekly
"The most thorough, careful consideration of the Rasta phenomenon available to the general reader". Boston Phoenix
"Barrett's account is authoritative and original; it is a work for the serious student of culture, religious sects and Caribbean studies.... An important contribution". Folklore Review
"Leaonard Barrett's The Rastafarians stands as the most solid, complete treatment available in this country to date". New Age
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Author: Barrett, Leonard E., Sr. Publisher: Beacon Press Subject: Social life and customs Subject: Rastafari movement Subject: Jamaica Subject: Ethnic Studies Subject: Jamaica Religion. Subject: Anthropology - Cultural Subject: Ethnic & Tribal Subject: Religion Subject: Ethnic Studies - General Subject: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General Edition Number: 20 Edition Description: 20th anniversary ed. Series Volume: 71 Publication Date: December 1997 Binding: Paperback Language: English Illustrations: Yes Pages: 328 Dimensions: 793x540x74 68
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Leonard E. Barrett, Sr., is professor emeritus of religion at Temple University.
His previous works include:
African Heritage in Afro-American Religions, which was nominated for a National
Book Award, and
The Sun and the Drum, an examination of the African roots of Jamaica's folk
culture.
EDITOR: http://www.beacon.org
