An edition of Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston, Jamaica (1960)

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An edition of Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston, Jamaica (1960)

Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston, Jamaica

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Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston (Jamaica) done by the institute of social and economic research from "University College Of West Indies".

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Publisher
University of the West Indies
Language
English
Pages
41

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Subjects

Rastafari, culture, religion, research, Caribbean, doctrine

People

Emperor Haile Selassie, RasTafari, Prince Edward, M.G Smith, R. Augier and R Nettleford, Bedward, Marcus Garvey, Niyabingi

Places

Jamaica, Kingston, Ethiopia

Times

Set in Jamaica, West Indies 1960
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Cover of: Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston, Jamaica
Report on the Rastafari movement in Kingston, Jamaica
1960, University of the West Indies
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First Sentence

"The aim of this study is to present a brief account of growth, doctrines, organisation, aspirations, needs and conditions of the Ras Tafari movement in Jamaica, especially in Kingston, the capital."

Table of Contents

Introduction
Page 4
History of the movement
Page 4
Recent developments
Page 11
The doctrine of the movement
Page 17
The divinity of Ras Tafari
Page 18
The Creed of a Ras Tafari Man
Page 18
Doctrinal Differences
Page 23
Black Nationalism
Page 25
Beards and Locks
Page 25
Ganja
Page 26
Violence
Page 27
Work
Page 28
Conclusions
Page 29
The movement's current organisation
Page 29
What Ras Tafari Brethren want
Page 33
Repatriation
Page 34
Recognition
Page 35
The Police
Page 36
Social Conditions
Page 36
Training
Page 37
Economic Assistance
Page 37
Communications
Page 38
Summary of recommendations
Page 38
Some correspondence
Page 39

Edition Notes

Published in
Kingston

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OL13865081M

Work Description

The Report on the Rastafari Movement in Kingston, Jamaica was first published by the, Institute of Social and Economic Research Department of the University College of the West Indies(Jamaica) in July 1960.

It comprises of an overview of the history and evolution of the Rastafari Movement in Jamaica from its genesis in 1930 in the slums of West Kingston. It attempts to explain the main overarching beliefs of the brethren, and offers a number of suggestions to improve the overall condition of the brethren. More specifically, it addresses how the Jamaican government dealt with police brutality, poverty and repatriation to Ethiopia.

The book was authored by notable Jamaican scholars, M.G Smith,R. Augier and R Nettleford. It has gone through several reprints in recent times, the first being in 1968.

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