The first Rasta : Leonard Howell and the rise of Rastafarianism / by Hélène Lee ; translated by Lily Davis ; edited and with an introduction by Stephen Davis.
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 Leona...
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| Other title: | Premier Rasta. English. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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Chicago, Ill. :
Lawrence Hill Books,
©2003.
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| Edition: | [1st English language ed.] |
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| Summary: | 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 of 4,500 members, the first agro-industrial enterprise devoted to producing marijuana. In the late 1950s the community was dispersed, disseminating Rasta teachings throughout the ghettos of the island. A young singer named Bob Marley adopted Howell's message, and through Marley's visions, reggae made its explosion in the music world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781613745632 161374563X 9781613745649 1613745648 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |