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Perceived religious discrimination as predictor of work engagement, with specific reference to the Rastafari religion

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2016
Although perceived religious discrimination has been studied in the past, much remains unknown about the topic. The focus of this study was the Rastafari religion, because this religious group has up to now been excluded from research studies.
Freda van der Walt   +2 more
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Stealing land in the name of religion: A Rastafari religio-political critique of land theft by global imperial forces

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2016
The issue of land has been central to Rastafari origins and ideological construct. Ethiopia, Africa, Babylon, Zion and Jamaica are symbols that point not only to physical location but also their ideological and psychological identity formation.
Roderick Hewitt
doaj   +1 more source

Two new species of Pambolus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Jamaica

open access: yesJournal of Hymenoptera Research, 2012
Pambolus albospina sp. n. and Pambolus rastafari sp. n. are described from Jamaica. Pambolus rastafari can be distinguished from all other Neotropical species of the genus by its antennal color pattern and the smooth sculpture of the head and mesoscutum.
Juan Martínez   +2 more
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“Politics Without a Party”: Interrogating RastafarI Ethics of Political (Dis)engagement (in the 21st Century)

open access: yesReligions
This discussion explores the (dis)engagement of Jamaican RastafarI from the party political process, using RastafarI elder Mortimo Planno’s notion of “politics without a party” as a strand shaping and tying together the multiple threads of the ...
Anna K. Perkins
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Treated as ‘niggers’ in our own country: lived experiences of Rastafarians in the Democratic Malawi [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology, 2020
The focus of this paper is on the lived experiences of Rastafarians in post-1994 Malawi. The one significant change brought about by the elections of 1994 was the amendment of the constitution which had long ignored issues pertaining to human rights ...
Steward Maganga, Luvuyo Ntombana
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Oh, Sufferah Children of Jah: Unpacking the Rastafarian Rejection of Traditional Theodicies

open access: yesOpen Theology, 2020
The article maintains that the theological perspectives of RastafarI continue to be under-researched in the Caribbean context with perhaps more attention being paid to their contributions to the racial, musical and linguistic traditions of the region. In
Perkins Anna Kasafi
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Protecting the Traditions of the Maroons and Rastafari: An Analysis of the Adequacy of the Intellectual Property Laws of Jamaica and Proposals for Reform

open access: yesSCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society, 2009
The Maroon and Rastafari peoples, two communities with significant similarities and differences, are increasingly making demands for recognition of cultural and intellectual property rights from the Government of Jamaica (GOJ).
Marcus Goffe
doaj   +1 more source

Ital Itineraries: Rastafari Eco-Tourism in St Lucia/Iyanola and Visions for Community Autonomy

open access: yesReligions
The island of St Lucia has undergone a dramatic transformation in a matter of decades, metamorphosing from a monocrop banana economy to a high end tourist destination which generates billions of dollars of revenue for those who operate it.
Joseph Powell
doaj   +1 more source

The Rastafari movement in South Africa: Before and after apartheid

open access: yesContree, 2012
Rastafari as a movement originated in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica during the 1930s. From Jamaica, it spread to other parts of the world including South Africa.
Midas Chawane
doaj   +1 more source

Iyaric: specifické kontexty rastafariánského jazyka | Iyaric: Specific Contexts of the Rastafari Language [PDF]

open access: yesSvět Literatury, 2019
The paper introduces Iyaric, the language of the Rastafari movement of Jamaica, as a creative reaction to the domination of European cultural patterns and as one of the main markers of Rastafari identity.
Lenka Philippová
doaj  

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