The Rastafarians
| Author | : Leonard Barrett |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2010-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807097052 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807097055 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (055 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rastafarians by : Leonard Barrett
Download or read book The Rastafarians written by Leonard Barrett and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped slaves in Jamaica. Based on an extensive study of the Rastafarians, their history, their ideology, and their influence in Jamaica, The Rastafarians is an important contribution to the sociology of religion and to our knowledge of the variety of religious expressions that have grown up during the West African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.