TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacLeod,Erin C.
TI  - Visions of Zion: Ethiopians and Rastafari in the search for the Promised Land 
SN  - 9781479890996
AV  - BL2532.R37 M33 2014eb
U1  - 299.6760963 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - NYU Press
KW  - Rastafarians
KW  - Ethiopia
KW  - History
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Rastafari movement
KW  - Repatriation
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Citizenship
KW  - Pan-Africanism
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - Rastafarisme
KW  - Éthiopie
KW  - Opinion publique
KW  - Rapatriement
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Panafricanisme
KW  - Ethnicité
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - Paganism & Neo-Paganism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - Ethnic & Tribal
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: My Father's Land -- Ethiopianness -- Christianity and the King, Marriage and Marijuana -- Speaking of Space in/and Shashemene -- Africa Unite, Bob Marley, Media, and Backlash -- Representations of Rastafari -- Development and Cultural Citizenship -- Strategies of Ethnic Identity and African Diaspora -- Conclusion: The Future of Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Promised Land
N2  - "In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. 'Repatriation is a must!' they cry. The Rastafari have been travelling to Ethiopia since the movement originated in Jamaica in 1930s. They consider it the Promised Land, and repatriation is a cornerstone of their faith. Though Ethiopians see Rastafari as immigrants, the Rastafari see themselves as returning members of the Ethiopian diaspora. In Visions of Zion, Erin C. MacLeod offers the first in-depth investigation into how Ethiopians perceive Rastafari and Rastafarians within Ethiopia and the role this unique immigrant community plays within Ethiopian society. Rastafari are unusual among migrants, basing their movements on spiritual rather than economic choices. This volume offers those who study the movement a broader understanding of the implications of repatriation. Taking the Ethiopian perspective into account, it argues that migrant and diaspora identities are the products of negotiation, and it illuminates the implications of this negotiation for concepts of citizenship, as well as for our understandings of pan-Africanism and south-south migration. Providing a rare look at migration to a non-Western country, this volume also fills a gap in the broader immigration studies literature"--
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