Beyond RastafarI (Paperback)

Marzia A. Coltri

ISBN 10: 3034309597 / ISBN 13: 9783034309592

Edité par Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Pieterlen, 2015

Paperback. This book is an invitation to reflect on how a minority culture emerged from within Third World liberation movements. It considers not only the historical and cultural journey between Ethiopia and Jamaica, but also the psychological dynamics of subalterns between the East and the West. In this work, the author discusses the various beliefs and ideologies of the RastafarI movement in relation to Ethiopia, and challenges the RastafarI misogynistic attitude by rehabilitating the position of women within the movement through the figure of the Queen of Sheba. In this work, the author discusses the various beliefs and ideologies of the RastafarI movement related to Ethiopia. The author also challenges the misogynistic attitude of the RastafarI movement by rehabilitating the position of women through the figure of the Queen of Sheba. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783034309592

Synopsis :

This book is an invitation to reflect on how a minority culture emerged from within "Third World" liberation movements. It considers not only the historical and cultural journey between Ethiopia and Jamaica, but also the psychological dynamics of subalterns between the East and the West. In this work, the author discusses the various beliefs and ideologies of the RastafarI movement in relation to Ethiopia, and challenges the RastafarI misogynistic attitude by rehabilitating the position of women within the movement through the figure of the Queen of Sheba.

À propos de l'auteur: Marzia Anna Coltri, a native of Verona, Italy, is lecturer in Christianity at Christ College London through Canterbury Christ Church University. She holds a Laurea Magistrale in Philosophy and in 2012 received a PhD in minority African religions from the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her areas of expertise are African Theology, Feminist-Womanist Theology and Critical Philosophy. She is part of the Scientific Committee of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (F.O.B.) and she is a member of the British Association for the Study of Religion (B.A.S.R.).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Beyond RastafarI (Paperback)
Éditeur : Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Pieterlen
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new
Edition : Edition originale