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Chanting down Babylon, the Rastafari reader, edited by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, and Adrian Anthony McFarlane ; Clinton Chisholm, consulting editor

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Chanting down Babylon, the Rastafari reader, edited by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, and Adrian Anthony McFarlane ; Clinton Chisholm, consulting editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chanting down Babylon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

37115199

Responsibility statement

edited by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, and Adrian Anthony McFarlane ; Clinton Chisholm, consulting editor

Sub title

the Rastafari reader

Summary

"This anthology explores Rastafari religion, culture, and politics in Jamaica and other parts of the African diaspora. An Afro-Caribbean religious and cultural movement that sprang from the mean streets of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1930s, today Rastafari has close to one million adherents. The basic message of Rastafari - the dismantling of all oppressive institutuions and the liberation of humankind - strongly appeals even to the non-believers who are captivated by reggae music, the lyrics, and the 'immortal spirit' of its enormously popular practitioner, Bob Marley."--Book cover

Table Of Contents

Ideology and the cultural context -- Roots and historical impact -- Back-o-wall to Hollywood: the Rasta revolution through the arts -- Religion: livity, hermeneutics, and theology

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