Title:
Rastafari : from outcasts to culture bearers / Ennis Barrington Edmonds.
Author:
Edmonds, Ennis Barrington.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Call Number:
BL2532 .R37 E36 2003
Abstract:
Traces the history of the Rastafarian movement, discussing the impact it has had on Jamaican society, its successful expansion to North America, the British Isles, and Africa, its role as a dominant cultural force in the world, and other related topics.
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ISBN:
9780195133769
9780195340488
Physical Description:
x, 194 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents:
Charisma, routinization, and Rastafari -- Dread uprising: the emergence of Rastafari -- Babylon and dread revitalization -- The ethos of Rastafari: structure, ideology, and ritual -- "Coming in from the cold": Rastafari and the wider society -- Rastafari rules: bearers of Jamaican popular culture -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix: A review of the literature on Rastafari.
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