Rastafari : from outcasts to culture bearers / Ennis Barrington Edmonds.

By:

Edmonds, Ennis Barrington

Analytics: Show analyticsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: x, 194 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0195133765
9780195133769
9780195340488
0195340485

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DDC classification:

299.676 Ja Edm

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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.

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-184) and index.

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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