The first comprehensive work on the origins of the Jamaica-based Rastafaris, including interviews with some of the earliest members of the movement. Rastafari is a valuable work with a rich historical and ethnographic approach that seeks to correct several misconceptions in existing literature--the true origin of dreadlocks for instance. It will interest religion scholars, historians, scholars of Black studies, and a general audience interested in the movement and how Rastafarians settled in other countries.
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The first comprehensive work on the origins of the Jamaica-based Rastafaris, including interviews with some of the earliest members of the movement. Rastafari is a valuable work with a rich historical and ethnographic approach that seeks to correct several misconceptions in existing literature--the true origin of dreadlocks for instance. It will interest religion scholars, historians, scholars of Black studies, and a general audience interested in the movement and how Rastafarians settled in other countries.
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Good. 976640013x. xiv + 298 pp. Bibliography, index. Glossy black soft covers with Rastafari image are clean, bit of minor wear, a little corner curl. Interior clean and unmarked. Utopianism and Communitarianism Syracuse University Press Series. The first comprehensive work on the origins of the Jamaica-based Rastafaris, including interviews with some of the earliest members of the movement.; 8vo-over 7"-9" tall.
