Becoming Rasta : Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica.
So much has been written about the Rastafari, yet we know so little about why and how people join the Rastafari movement. Although popular understandings evoke images of dreadlocks, reggae, and marijuana, Rastafarians were persecuted in their country, becoming a people seeking social justice. Yet ne...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Race Formation and Morally Configured Black Identities; 2 Ethnogenesis, Surprise, and Collective Identity Formation; 3 The Positive Power of Stigma and Black Identity; 4 Encounters; 5 Acts of Identity Work; 6 Rastafari Nation on the Move: Identity and Change; Conclusion: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Racial Identity Formation; Acronyms; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author.