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The First Rasta : Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Hélène Lee (2004, Trade Paperback)

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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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Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1556525583
ISBN-13
9781556525582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30767512

Product Key Features

Book Title
First Rasta : Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism
Author
Hélène Lee
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic & Tribal, History
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bl2532.R37
Reviews
"The loose threads of Rasta history [are] impressively woven into a flag of green, red, and gold . . . a clear-eyed political history." - Kirkus Reviews, "Incredible . . . a spellbinding saga . . . Lee's insightful combination of toughness and sensitivity is amazing." - The Beat, "Powerful historical and social forces come together in Lee's extraordinarily useful book. The First Rasta moves with a truth seeker's determination through the slums of Trenchtown and Jamaica's back country, revealing a dauntingly complex landscape and history in which oral history is often more reliable than the written record." - Publishers Weekly, "Powerful historical and social forces come together in Lee's extraordinarily useful book. The First Rasta moves with a truth seeker's determination through the slums of Trenchtown and Jamaica's back country, revealing a dauntingly complex landscape and history in which oral history is often more reliable than the written record." -- Publishers Weekly, "The loose threads of Rasta history [are] impressively woven into a flag of green, red, and gold . . . a clear-eyed political history." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Incredible . . . a spellbinding saga . . . Lee's insightful combination of toughness and sensitivity is amazing." -- The Beat
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-153774
Dewey Decimal
299/.676
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by johjungsMay 13, 2020
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This is a fascinating story, told by someone who lived amongst the folks she writes about. White Americans can only imagine this history. Jamaicans of color have suffered terribly at the white man’s hands, and this book lets us know Rastafarians and their founder Leonard Howell tried to alleviate that pain. Highly recommended.
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