Edition |
First Eng. language edition. |
Description |
xiv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index. |
Contents |
The footsteps of a spirit -- The bird hunter -- En route to New York -- Harlem -- Athlyi Rogers, forerunner of the Rasta movement -- Early companions -- The Ethiopianists -- First sermons in St. Thomas -- Jail house -- The Nya-Binghis -- The Hindu legacy -- From one prison to another -- Bloody '38 -- Pinnacle -- Life in the hills -- The first raid -- Howell and the women -- Ganja plantation -- Like children of God in paradise (interview with Blade Howell) -- A stroll in paradise -- Howell and Bustamante -- The 1954 raid -- The ghettos -- Pinnacle's last days -- God or the devil? -- The new culture -- Rasta music-kumina or burru? -- Count Ossie -- The 1960s -- Reggae stars -- Twelve tribes. |
Subject |
Maragh, G. G.
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Rastafari movement -- History.
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Howell, Leonard, 1895-1982.
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Added Author |
Davis, Stephen, 1947-
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Added Title |
Premier Rasta. English
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ISBN |
1556524668 |
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