Rastafari women : subordination in the midst of liberation theology

Author / Creator: Lake, Obiagele
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Summary: "In this book, Obiagele Lake reveals the various ways that Rastafarian women are politically and culturally marginalized. In popular culture, many people view Rastafarians as a revolutionary moveme...

"In this book, Obiagele Lake reveals the various ways that Rastafarian women are politically and culturally marginalized. In popular culture, many people view Rastafarians as a revolutionary movement at the vanguard of Diaspora African liberation. Lake challenges these contentions by exposing the lack of Rastafarian political involvement on a national scale and by addressing their regressive stance on the position of women. This timely book utilizes RastafarI as a microcosm of Diaspora African organizations which, in general, tend to ignore the relegation of women as second-class citizens."--BOOK JACKET.

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Ch. 1. Rastafarian Women and the Global Struggle for Liberation -- Ch. 2. Slavery and Capitalism in Jamaica -- Ch. 3. The Political Economy of Jamaica, 1938-1997 -- Ch. 4. Women and the Rise of RastafarI -- Ch. 5. The Interface between Sexism and Capitalism -- Ch. 6. The Sacralization of Sexism -- Ch. 7. Cultural Ideology and RastafarI Women -- Ch. 8. Misogyny in Caribbean Music -- Ch. 9. What's at Stake? -- App. A. Rastafarian Chronology -- App. B. Summary of Recommendations -- App. C. Numbers of Rastafarians by Parish, 1982 Census -- App. D. Religious Affiliations in Jamaica -- App. E. Twelve Tribes of Israel

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