Rastafari: A Universal Philosophy in the Third MillenniumWerner Zips "Rastafari practitioners have continually resisted social sciences definition of what outsiders called a millenarian movement. They maintained against these efforts of categorization that Rastafari as a lived and living philosophy combines ancient roots with ever emerging routes. These historical, dynamic and creative dimensions challenge any homogenizing attempts to freeze the 'movement' in time and space. African origins are as important as Diasporean experiences for Rastafari in the manifold struggles to downstroy slavery and oppression. But the strong universal appeal towards the realization of equal rights and justice implodes analytical and practical limitations of a Black Atlantic culture. This volume brings together contributions from well-known Rastafari practitioners and social scientists as a counter to the unilateral politics of outside definition, identification, and misrepresentation. They discuss Rastafari as an experimental philosophy; its historical and contemporary global culture dimensions and its contribution to issues such as decolonization, reparation and repatriation. " |
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... Western Philosophy Religion For the Rasta man , the Western life that was whipped into the African is evil . It is ' Babylon ' in which the Black man's destiny is to remain at the bottom of the social , economic and political ladder ...
... Western Philosophy Religion For the Rasta man , the Western life that was whipped into the African is evil . It is ' Babylon ' in which the Black man's destiny is to remain at the bottom of the social , economic and political ladder ...
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... Western way of life that was introduced to the African in the New World . Through the eating of Ital , Rastas were countering the Western way of preparing and eating food . In doing so , the statement was being made that the Western ...
... Western way of life that was introduced to the African in the New World . Through the eating of Ital , Rastas were countering the Western way of preparing and eating food . In doing so , the statement was being made that the Western ...
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... Western politics , education and economics , 18-19 ; way of life of , 24 ; Western writings on , 21-22 ; and world salvation , 35. See also Rastafarianism Rastafari : A Universal Philosophy in the Third Millennium : contributions to ...
... Western politics , education and economics , 18-19 ; way of life of , 24 ; Western writings on , 21-22 ; and world salvation , 35. See also Rastafarianism Rastafari : A Universal Philosophy in the Third Millennium : contributions to ...
Contents
Rasta from Experience | 21 |
History and Narration | 42 |
The Return to the Motherland | 72 |
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