Visions of Zion : : Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land /

Visions of Zion : : Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land / / Erin C. MacLeod.

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Inreggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of thePromised Land of Ethiopia. "Repatriation is a must!" they cry. The Rastafarihave been travelling to Ethiopia since the movement originated in Jamaica in1930s. They consider it the Promised Land, and repatriatio...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter NYUP / FUP Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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MacLeod, Erin C.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • About the author

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