Note:This thesis approaches Rastafarianism as a visionary movement whose development in the Jamaican context has been influenced by historical, cultural, social, economic, and political factors. It discusses the manner in which the experience of a visionary state of consciousness produced by the ingestion of cannabis affects the ideological and social dynamics of the movement. It is argued that the two processes which accompany this act - meditation and reasoning - are critical in enabling individual members both to derive directing ideology from official formulations and to mediate social interaction among various groups in the movement. These mechanisms are examined in more detail by focusing upon one leader within the movement and upon h...
As some Rastafari do not consider themselves a 'religious' group (as Western academic/theological di...
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historic...
This paper explores a Rastafari perspective on consciousness development and relates this to develop...
WOS: 000415840000007The Rastafarian movement originated in the 1920s in Jamaica, inspired by the tea...
This essay studies the origin and globalization of the Rastafarian movement. Poverty and disenchantm...
This thesis examines the historical background of Rastafarianism, the main religious and political ...
This project explores the diversity of Reggae deejay practitioners who identify with the Rastafari m...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-174)The purpose of this qualitative study was to ex...
Since the early sixteenth century, the history of Jamaica has been associated successively with slav...
This thesis is primarily an inquiry in the particular mode of living of the people of the Rastafaria...
Poster PresentationPoster Session-The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the lived liv...
In 1930, Ras Tafari was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, assuming the title of Haile Selassie I. This co...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96)The purpose of this work is to provide a way of und...
Esta pesquisa explora e descreve como o movimento RastafÃri tem se manifestado em Fortaleza, CearÃ. ...
Na Jamaica, o passado colonial baseado na plantation escravista, produziu uma sociedade estratificad...
As some Rastafari do not consider themselves a 'religious' group (as Western academic/theological di...
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historic...
This paper explores a Rastafari perspective on consciousness development and relates this to develop...
WOS: 000415840000007The Rastafarian movement originated in the 1920s in Jamaica, inspired by the tea...
This essay studies the origin and globalization of the Rastafarian movement. Poverty and disenchantm...
This thesis examines the historical background of Rastafarianism, the main religious and political ...
This project explores the diversity of Reggae deejay practitioners who identify with the Rastafari m...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-174)The purpose of this qualitative study was to ex...
Since the early sixteenth century, the history of Jamaica has been associated successively with slav...
This thesis is primarily an inquiry in the particular mode of living of the people of the Rastafaria...
Poster PresentationPoster Session-The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the lived liv...
In 1930, Ras Tafari was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, assuming the title of Haile Selassie I. This co...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-96)The purpose of this work is to provide a way of und...
Esta pesquisa explora e descreve como o movimento RastafÃri tem se manifestado em Fortaleza, CearÃ. ...
Na Jamaica, o passado colonial baseado na plantation escravista, produziu uma sociedade estratificad...
As some Rastafari do not consider themselves a 'religious' group (as Western academic/theological di...
The chapter deals with the contrast between defining aspects of religious rigidity, a socio-historic...
This paper explores a Rastafari perspective on consciousness development and relates this to develop...