Rastafari in the new millennium : a Rastafari reader / edited by Michael Barnett ; foreword by Rex Nettleford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnett, Michael (Michael A.)

Nettleford, Rex M., 1933-2010.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rastafari movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the dawn of the new African Millennium, the Rastafari movement has achieved unheralded growth and visibility since its inception more than eighty years ago. Moving beyond a pure spiritual movement, its aesthetic component has influenced cultures of the Caribbean, the United States, and others across the globe. Locating the Rastafari movement at a literal and figurative crossroad, Barnett sets out to consider the possible paths the movement will chart. Rastafari in the New Millennium covers a wide range of perspectives, focusing not only on the movement's nuanced and complex religious ideology but also on its political philosophy, cosmology, and unique epistemology. Barry Chevannes's essay addresses the concerns of death and repatriation, highlighting the transformative challenges these issues pose to Rastafari. Essays by Ian Boxill, Edward Te Kohu Douglas, Erin C. MacLeod, and Janet L. DeCosmo, among others, offer rich accounts of the globalization of Rastafari from New Zealand to Ethiopia, from Brazil to Nigeria. Drawing on new research and global developments, the contributors, many of whom are leading scholars in the field, reinvigorate the critical dialogue on the current state and future direction of the Rastafari movement.

Contents:

pt. 1. An assessment of Rastafani in the new millennium

pt. 2. The globalization of Rastafari

pt. 3. Rastafari ideology, philosophy, and praxis

pt. 4. Gender considerations in the Rastafari movement

pt. 5. Religious considerations in the Rastafari movement

pt. 6. Rastafari and reggae

pt. 7. Political dimensions of the Rastafari movement.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-337) and index.

ISBN:

0-8156-5079-5

OCLC:

801926510