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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. Movement Of Jah People: The History Of Rastafari In Jamica -- 'rastatology' And 'livity': The Principles And P

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Author

Edmonds, Ennis B.

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199584529

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion, Other Religions

Rating

4.5 / 5 (41 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14