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The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism
Hélène Lee
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Description for The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGS; HRK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the most popular mystical movement of the 20th century, Rastafarianism. Although jailed, ridiculed, and treated as insane, Howell, also known as the Gong, established a Rasta community ... Read more
Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the most popular mystical movement of the 20th century, Rastafarianism. Although jailed, ridiculed, and treated as insane, Howell, also known as the Gong, established a Rasta community ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556525582
SKU
V9781556525582
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About Hélène Lee
Hélène Lee is a journalist for 'Libération', specialising in the music of Africa and the Caribbean. Stephen Davis lives in Milton, Massachusetts.
Reviews for The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism
"Powerful historical and social forces come together in Lee's extraordinarily useful book. The First Rasta moves with a truth seeker's determination through the slums of Trenchtown and Jamaica's back country, revealing a dauntingly complex landscape and history in which oral history is often more reliable than the written record."
Publishers Weekly "Incredible . . . a spellbinding ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "Incredible . . . a spellbinding ... Read more