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Rastafari In The 21st Century - What Life has Taught I&I: Volume One

Author : Priest Douglas Smith
Publisher : Rootz Foundation Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1639720359
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Rastafari In The 21st Century - What Life has Taught I&I: Volume One written by Priest Douglas Smith and published by Rootz Foundation Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume One of “Rastafari In The 21st Century: What Life Has Taught I&I” contains the previously unwritten history of the First Generation of Rastafari Elders. Today, many of that First Generation of Rastafari Elders are transitioning on to become Ancestors, and as they do so, their colorful and important life stories are already starting to fade from the collective memory of the people of Jamaica and the world. This well-illustrated and thought-provoking volume was written as a literary tribute lest the world forget to highlight and honor those Rastafari Elders who sacrificed everything and endured so much with so little in order to establish a new Cultural Tradition and Way of Life. The colorful biographies of the individual Rastafari Patriarchs and Matriarchs included in this Tribute to the Elders provide a panoramic, comprehensive and illuminating insight into the cultural mindset and political worldview of the Rastafari. The revealing biographies of the selected Rastafari Elders also give mind-boggling and eye-opening accounts of the harrowing and dangerous life of the once socially ostracized and publicly despised Rastafari activists.

The First Rasta

Author : Stephen Davis
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1556524668
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The First Rasta written by Stephen Davis and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Melanin Millennium

Author : Ronald E. Hall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400746083
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Melanin Millennium written by Ronald E. Hall and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the 60s “Black is Beautiful” movement and publication of The Color Complex almost thirty years later the issue of skin color has mushroomed onto the world stage of social science. Such visibility has inspired publication of the Melanin Millennium for insuring that the discourse on skin color meet the highest standards of accuracy and objective investigation. This volume addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context. A virtual visit to countries that have witnessed a huge rise in the use of skin whitening products and facial feature surgeries aiming for a more Caucasian-like appearance will be taken into account. The book also addresses the question of whether using the laws has helped to redress injustices of skin color discrimination, or only further promoted recognition of its divisiveness among people of color and Whites. The Melanin Millennium has to do with now and the future. In the 20th century science including eugenics was given to and dominated by discussions of race category. Heretofore there remain social scientists and other relative to the issue of skin color loyal to race discourse. However in their interpretation and analysis of social phenomena the world has moved on. Thus while race dominated the 20th century the 21st century will emerge as a global community dominated by skin color and making it the melanin millennium.

Rastafari and the Arts

Author : Darren J. N. Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134624964
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Rastafari and the Arts written by Darren J. N. Middleton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on literary, musical, and visual representations of and by Rastafari, Darren J. N. Middleton provides an introduction to Rasta through the arts, broadly conceived. The religious underpinnings of the Rasta movement are often overshadowed by Rasta’s association with reggae music, dub, and performance poetry. Rastafari and the Arts: An Introduction takes a fresh view of Rasta, considering the relationship between the artistic and religious dimensions of the movement in depth. Middleton’s analysis complements current introductions to Afro-Caribbean religions and offers an engaging example of the role of popular culture in illuminating the beliefs and practices of emerging religions. Recognizing that outsiders as well as insiders have shaped the Rasta movement since its modest beginnings in Jamaica, Middleton includes interviews with members of both groups, including: Ejay Khan, Barbara Makeda Blake Hannah, Geoffrey Philp, Asante Amen, Reggae Rajahs, Benjamin Zephaniah, Monica Haim, Blakk Rasta, Rocky Dawuni, and Marvin D. Sterling.

Astadala Yogamala (Collected Works), Volume 1

Author : B.K.S Iyengar
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 8177640461
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (776 download)

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Download or read book Astadala Yogamala (Collected Works), Volume 1 written by B.K.S Iyengar and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2000-06-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected works on Yoga, Hatḥa Yoga etc.

Weed

Author : Caitlin Donohue
Publisher : Lerner + ORM
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Weed written by Caitlin Donohue and published by Lerner + ORM. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have used cannabis for thousands of years, since Neolithic peoples sought out its medicinal benefits. But for the past century, its use has been largely criminalized. Stigma around cannabis has made it difficult for people of all ages to get straightforward answers about how to minimize health risks related to cannabis consumption or to understand how the plant has shaped and continues to shape society today. In Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas, culture writer Caitlin Donohue crafts a comprehensive and thought-provoking review of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere. Donohue’s investigation spans from Vancouver, Canada, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, interviewing medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to explore the long relationship between cannabis and the human race, its almost universal prohibition in the twentieth century, and modern efforts to legalize the much-maligned plant in all its forms.

Monty Howell. Milestones of Life among Rastafari

Author : Linda Ainouche
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004503102
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Monty Howell. Milestones of Life among Rastafari written by Linda Ainouche and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monty Howell, the eldest son of Leonard Howell, alias the First Rasta Man, recounts in a vivid and original manner his life among Rastafari, and how despite persecution and discrimination his father made significant contributions to Jamaica and the Caribbean.

Jamaican Teachers, Jamaican Schools

Author : Eleanor J. Blair
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Jamaican Teachers, Jamaican Schools written by Eleanor J. Blair and published by IAP. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowhere is teachers’ lives and work more challenging than in Jamaican schools. Teachers in Jamaica are regularly faced with limited resources and challenging students. Teacher pay has been historically low and current conditions continue a long tradition of providing minimal compensation for teachers’ work. Recent school reform efforts has been successful in producing a teaching force that is better educated than ever before, and yet, teachers are seldom given the autonomy in decision-making and/or respect that accompanies the work of comparable professions. Coupled with these issues, teachers regularly face hunger, poverty, behavioral issues and a lack of parental support as part and parcel of their experience in 21st century schools. If teachers are perceived as having low professional status, it is not surprising that they are often blamed for the shortcomings of Jamaican schools. The citizens of Jamaica are firmly committed to the notion that “every child can learn, every child must learn;” however, the reality is that while all children can learn, many children do not learn in this country where the allocation of resources favors the rich and disowns the poor. Public schools in Jamaica vary tremendously across the fourteen parishes. Geography and social class regularly determine both the context and circumstances of teachers’ work, and yet, discussions of teachers seldom acknowledge the differences. There is a place for a more in-depth examination of teachers’ work and teachers’ lives in Jamaica where a consideration of the emergence of teacher leadership and higher professional status can intersect with a vision of new roles and responsibilities for teachers. While many of the reports on Jamaican education consider the role of administrative leaders, there is an absence of any discussion of the role of teacher leaders is school reform. It is interesting that a country can advocate for higher levels of teacher preparation and an upgrading of the professional status of teachers, and yet, ignore the potential power of teachers as major actors directing efforts to reform the schools. Teachers acting as leaders, in a profession dominated by women, would challenge the status quo and usurp preconceived notions regarding the work of teachers. In this book, 21st century descriptions of teachers’ lives and work will accompany a consideration of how the transformation of the teaching profession could positively impact both schools and classrooms across the island.

Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1636140947
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head written by Alex Wheatle and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed author Alex Wheatle details how reggae music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse, imprisonment, and police brutality. —Selected for the In the Margins Book Awards 2024 Top Ten Title List and 2024 Nonfiction Recommendation List "In this inspiring, often harrowing narrative, the author chronicles how, shortly after he turned 3, he was abandoned by his parents and placed in the care of the government. That led to a childhood of physical and sexual abuse on top of the racism and police brutality he experienced growing up in Brixton, England, in the 1970s and ’80s . . . As dark as his early memories are, Wheatle describes his reggae memories with glimmers of hope and appreciation . . . A striking tribute to reggae’s ability to protect a fragile soul when seemingly everything else had failed him." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review Abandoned as a baby to the British foster care system, Alex Wheatle grew up without any knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Preoccupied with his own roots, Alex grew inexorably drawn to reggae music, which became his primary solace through years of physical and mental abuse in a children’s home. Although riven by loneliness and depression, Alex found joy and empathy among his reggae heroes: Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Marcia Griffiths, the Mighty Diamonds, Sister Nancy, Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, King Yellowman, and so many others. These were friends and mentors who understood the enormous challenges facing a young Black man, gave purpose to despair, provided a sense of belonging when Alex had no one, and who educated him in ways no school ever could. From the abuse he suffered in foster care, to the challenges he faced on the streets of South London as a young man and his eventual imprisonment for participating in the legendary 1981 Brixton uprising against racial injustice, reggae music always provided a lifeline to Alex. Alex’s life story was portrayed in Oscar Award–winning director Steve McQueen’s 2020 Small Axe. In Sufferah, he vividly tells his own story, putting the reader in his shoes through the many challenges of his younger years, answering the question: how on earth did he make it? By his example we are reminded that words can be our sustenance, and music can be our heartbeat.

Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century

Author : Monique Charles
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1837646597
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century written by Monique Charles and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been several genres birthed from or nurtured in Black Britain: funky & tribal House, Afrobeats, Grime, Afro Swing, UK Drill, Road Rap, Trap etc. This pioneering book brings together diverse diasporan sounds in conversation. A valuable resource for those interested in the study of 21st century Black music and related cultures in Britain, this book goes incorporates the significant Black Atlantean, global interactions within Black music across time and space. It examines and proposes theoretical approaches, contributing to building a holistic appreciation of 21st century Black British music and its multidimensional nature. This book proffers an academically curated, rigorous, holistic view of Black British music in the 21st century. Drawing from pioneering academics in the emerging field and industry professionals, the book will serve academic theory, as well as the views, debates and experiences of industry professionals in a complementary style that shows the synergies between diasporas and interdisciplinary conversations. The book is interdisciplinary. It draws from sociology, musicology and the emerging digital humanities fields, to make its arguments and develop a multi-disciplinary perspective about Black British music in the 21st century.

Reggae & Caribbean Music

Author : Dave Thompson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879306557
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Reggae & Caribbean Music written by Dave Thompson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a complete historic overview of the sounds of the entire English-speaking Caribbean region, bringing together informative essays on the development of a range of music styles and the industry's top performers. Original.

Language, Rhythm, and Sound

Author : Joseph K. Adjaye
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822971771
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Language, Rhythm, and Sound written by Joseph K. Adjaye and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1997-03-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on expressions of popular culture among blacks in Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean this collection of multidisciplinary essays takes on subjects long overdue for study. Fifteen essays cover a world of topics, from American girls' Double Dutch games to protest discourse in Ghana; from Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale to the work of Zora Neale Hurston; from South African workers to Just Another Girl on the IRT; from the history of Rasta to the evolving significance of kente clothl from rap video music to hip-hop to zouk.The contributors work through the prisms of many disciplines, including anthropology, communications, English, ethnomusicology, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political economy, psychology, and social work. Their interpretive approaches place the many voices of popular black cultures into a global context. It affirms that black culture everywhere functions to give meaning to people's lives by constructing identities that resist cultural, capitolist, colonial, and postcolonial domination.

This is Reggae Music

Author : Lloyd Bradley
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802138286
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book This is Reggae Music written by Lloyd Bradley and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Jamaica's contribution to world culture--reggae--traces the history of the form from African rhythms to the slums of Kingston and the international recording industry.

The Findhorn Community

Author : Carol Riddell
Publisher : Carol Riddell
ISBN 13 : 0905249771
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Findhorn Community written by Carol Riddell and published by Carol Riddell. This book was released on 1991 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Findhorn Foundation, one of the first successful 'new age' communities of present times, was founded in 1962 and continues to be an important part of a world-wide movement for spiritual transformation. What is it like to live in the Findhorn Community today? What is the spiritual inspiration behind its existence and how has it changed and evolved over the years? How is it organised and managed? What kind of people join it, and why--and what changes do they go through? In this book Carol Riddell covers all this and more, including the community's development from its early patriarchal basis to its first hesitant steps into 'spiritual democracy', its evolving relationship with the earth and the environment, and the new businesses and independent projects springing up around it. She both sets the Findhorn Community it its current global context and shows how the process of creating a contemporary spiritual identity can unfold day by day through the ordinary activities of people living and working together." -- Back cover

A World Religions Reader

Author : Ian S. Markham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119357098
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book A World Religions Reader written by Ian S. Markham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and accessible textbook which explores the traditions and beliefs of the world’s living religions – the fully updated and revised new edition The World Religions Reader is an inclusive, student-friendly examination of the history, teaching, practices, and appeal of the world’s major religions. Covering both the fundamentals and complexities of each religious tradition, this popular textbook brings together significant texts from scriptures and scholars, as well as writings from philosophers and other significant thinkers throughout history. Students are provided with an introduction and overview of the tradition, taken through its primary texts, and presented with a text which seeks to persuade the student of the tradition’s merits. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to be even more accessible for students new to interreligious engagement and to reflect current trends and developments in religions worldwide. Every chapter opens with a substantial overview which orients the new student and then flows into a carefully chosen set of texts - a regular textbook is now combined with a Reader. New content examines areas such as the Rastafarian tradition, while revised chapters cover secular humanism and indigenous and emerging religious traditions. The methodology of the book focuses on an empathetic approach – representing each tradition from the perspective of a conventional adherent – enabling students to develop understanding of each tradition and appreciate similarities and differences in their most typical forms. Invites students to study each tradition from the perspective of a follower, aiming to understand why the tradition is popular and powerful Explores representative passages, world-views, rituals and institutions, ethical expressions and modern outlooks for each religion Features discussions of interfaith perspectives on the role of women in religious traditions and the impact of world events and politics on interfaith communication Encourages students to consider questions of truth, the relation of religion and society, and the changing nature of a tradition in the modern world Includes a complete set of pedagogical tools and instructor resources, including end-of-chapter fact sheets, topic summaries, key term sections, and essay and discussion questions The World Religions Reader, Fourth Edition is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in religion, especially for liberal arts and non-affiliated colleges, as well as general readers wishing to increase their knowledge of the world’s religious traditions.

Africana

Author : Anthony Appiah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195170555
Total Pages : 3951 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Africana written by Anthony Appiah and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 3951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety years after W.E.B. Du Bois first articulated the need for "the equivalent of a black Encyclopedia Britannica," Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr., realized his vision by publishing Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience in 1999. This new, greatly expanded edition of the original work broadens the foundation provided by Africana. Including more than one million new words, Africana has been completely updated and revised. New entries on African kingdoms have been added, bibliographies now accompany most articles, and the encyclopedia's coverage of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean has been expanded, transforming the set into the most authoritative research and scholarly reference set on the African experience ever created. More than 4,000 articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religion, ethnic groups, organizations and countries on both sides of the Atlantic. African American history and culture in the present-day United States receive a strong emphasis, but African American history and culture throughout the rest of the Americas and their origins in African itself have an equally strong presence. The articles that make up Africana cover subjects ranging from affirmative action to zydeco and span over four million years from the earlies-known hominids, to Sean "Diddy" Combs. With entries ranging from the African ethnic groups to members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Africana, Second Edition, conveys the history and scope of cultural expression of people of African descent with unprecedented depth.

Gambling With Your Soul

Author : Henry Arnold Davis
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666701858
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Gambling With Your Soul written by Henry Arnold Davis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever wondered "What will happen to me when I die?" this book is for you. I first considered the question at eight years of age staring down the barrel of a thirty-eight-caliber revolver under a white-knuckled death grip in my father's hand--the same gun used on him by my older brother years earlier. Drawing on religion, science, philosophy, mathematics, near-death experiences (NDE), out-of-body experiences (OBE), spirit encounters, hundreds of interviews across the globe, and good old-fashioned common sense, Gambling With Your Soul tackles the controversial topic of life after death by standing on two fundamental truths. First, everyone is going to die. Second, no one knows what will happen to them after they die. In the face of these truths, what is your best bet? Analyzing the afterlife beliefs of the world's top twenty-two religions/nonreligions, this book proves it is Christianity. This is not to say that Christianity is "right," and all other religions are "wrong." It is simply your best bet. The book provides an original, objective, and comprehensive answer to the question that's sewn into the DNA of every human being.