Rastafari: A Very Short Introduction

by Ennis Edmonds

Book Overview

From its obscure beginnings in Jamaica in the early 1930s, Rastafari has grown into an international socio-religious movement. It is estimated that 700,000 to 1 million people worldwide have embraced Rastafari, and adherents of the movement can be found in most of the major population centers and many outposts of the world. Most believers worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (ruled 1930-1974), as God incarnate. They often embrace the spiritual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199584524
• ISBN13: 9780199584529
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 6.7"