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.
#6569326 in Books Hubert H Bancroft 2009-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .81 x 5.51l; 1.10 #File Name: 0806348933394 pagesCalifornia Pioneer Register and Index 1542 1848 Including Inhabitants 1769 1800 and a List of Pioneers
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