I-sight : the world of Rastafari : an interpretive sociological account of Rastafarian ethics /
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| Author / Creator: | Johnson-Hill, Jack A., 1949- |
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| Imprint: | [Evanston, Ill.] : American Theological Library Association ; Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xviii, 398 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | ATLA monograph series. no. 35 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2437138 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Introduction to Rastafari and the Scholarship on the Movement. 1. Origins and Development. Who is a Rastafarian? The Social and Cultural Context: Afro-Jamaican Consciousness in Plantation America. The Birth of a Movement. Rastafari Today: A New Consciousness. 2. The Scholarship on Rastafari: The Problem of Impenetrability. The Seminal Ethnographic Research. The Major Sociological Studies. The Public Policy Commentaries
- Pt. II. The Theoretical Perspective: The Life-World. 3. Contours of the Life-World and the Rasta Poetic Symbol. Toward a Definition of Symbol. Rasta Symbols as Afro-Caribbean Poetry. 4. Everyday Life as Liminal Process. Liminality as Social Scientific Construct. Liminal Consciousness in Afro-Jamaican History. Liminal Consciousness in Contemporary Experience. 5. Religion as Trans-Social Context. Toward a Definition of Religion. Religious Consciousness in a Liminal Arena. Rastafari as a Liminal Religious Awareness
- Pt. III. The Disclosure of the World of Rastafari. 6. The Concept of Self: I-n-I. Roots Are I. I Dwelling with the Poor. I Sight. 7. The Lifestyle: Livity. The I-tal Ethos. I-n-I Come to Recreate. Reflection in Red. 8. The Vision of Good and Evil: From Babylon to Ethiopia. Chanting Down Babylon. Ipatriation to Ethiopia. Pt. IV. Conclusion: A Summary of the Argument and Implications for Research. 9. Rastafari in Sociological and Ethical Perspective. Rastafari in Retrospect. Implications for the Sociology of Religion. Rastafari as a Resource for Social Ethics. Appendix A: The English-Speaking Caribbean Tradition of Poetry
- Appendix B: The Source Materials: Rastafarian Poetry.
