Rastafari has grown into an international socio-religious movement, with adherents of Rastafari found in most of the major population centres and outposts of th
One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most fo
The first comprehensive work on the origins of the Jamaica-based Rastafaris, including interviews with some of the earliest members of the movement. Rastafari i
From its beginnings in 1930s Jamaica, the Rastafarian movement has become a global presence. While the existing studies of the Rastafarian movement have primari
Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African Ameri