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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Page 16
... our God , through our own spectacles . The God of Isaac and the God of Jacob , let him exist for the race that believes in this God of Isaac and the God of Jacob . We negroes believe in the 16 Rastafari Voices on Rastafari.
... our God , through our own spectacles . The God of Isaac and the God of Jacob , let him exist for the race that believes in this God of Isaac and the God of Jacob . We negroes believe in the 16 Rastafari Voices on Rastafari.
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... exist . And if I never exist , there would be no ancestor . So I am not trying to live out my ancestor's experience . I am creating my own experience in my given time . And my experience is defined by my understanding and information ...
... exist . And if I never exist , there would be no ancestor . So I am not trying to live out my ancestor's experience . I am creating my own experience in my given time . And my experience is defined by my understanding and information ...
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... exist , yet still dem exist , because I can see what is happening to the people , based upon these Roman Catholic thinking and those Christian perceptions that is leading the people in so much illusion . Because it's all about illusions ...
... exist , yet still dem exist , because I can see what is happening to the people , based upon these Roman Catholic thinking and those Christian perceptions that is leading the people in so much illusion . Because it's all about illusions ...
Contents
Rasta from Experience | 21 |
History and Narration | 42 |
The Return to the Motherland | 72 |
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