Visions of Zion : Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land.
In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. "Repatriation is a must!" they cry. The Rastafari have been travelling to Ethiopia since the movement originated in Jamaica in 1930s. They consider it the Promised Land, and repatri...
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| Imprint: | New York : New York University Press, 2014. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: My Father's Land
- 1. Ethiopianness
- 2. Christianity and the King, Marriage and Marijuana
- 3. Speaking of Space in/and Shashemene
- 4. Africa Unite, Bob Marley, Media, and Backlash
- 5. Representations of Rastafari
- 6. Development and Cultural Citizenship
- 7. Strategies of Ethnic Identity and African Diaspora
- Conclusion: The Future of Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Promised Land
- Notes
- References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- About the Author.