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Rastafari: From Outcasts to Cultural Bearers
Ennis Barrington Edmonds
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Description for Rastafari: From Outcasts to Cultural Bearers
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Once an obscure group of outcasts from the ghettoes of West Kingston, Jamaica, the Rastafarians have transformed themselves into a vibrant movement, firmly grounded in Jamaican society and beyond. In Rastafari, Ennis Barrington Edmonds provides a compelling portrait of the Rastafarian phenomenon and chronicles how this group, much maligned and persecuted, became a dominant cultural force in the world today. Edmonds charts the evolution of the relationship between Rastafari and the wider Jamaican society, from confrontation and repression to grudging tolerance and eventually to cultural integration. Edmonds focuses in particular on the internal development of Rastafarianism as a social movement, ... Read more
Once an obscure group of outcasts from the ghettoes of West Kingston, Jamaica, the Rastafarians have transformed themselves into a vibrant movement, firmly grounded in Jamaican society and beyond. In Rastafari, Ennis Barrington Edmonds provides a compelling portrait of the Rastafarian phenomenon and chronicles how this group, much maligned and persecuted, became a dominant cultural force in the world today. Edmonds charts the evolution of the relationship between Rastafari and the wider Jamaican society, from confrontation and repression to grudging tolerance and eventually to cultural integration. Edmonds focuses in particular on the internal development of Rastafarianism as a social movement, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195340488
SKU
V9780195340488
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About Ennis Barrington Edmonds
Ennis Barrington Edmonds is an Assistant Professor at Kenyon College.
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