Rastafari Revisited
A Four-Point Orthodox/Secular Typology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8207545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K G Chakravarty, Kingshuk Chakravarty (0000-0001-5375-7953, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-180 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7189 • E-ISSN: 1477-4585 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jaarel/lfu084 |
| OpenAlex | W2095802744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
Signifying individuals as “Rastafari” or “Rasta” without further qualification lacks nuance and precision. The mental images conjured by Rastafari can be in sharp contradiction with the actual practices, beliefs, and behaviors of adherents. Some follow dietary restrictions, some keep knotted locks of hair, and some consume cannabis, while others refrain from these activities. Rastafari also possess differing opinions on repatriation and Haile Selassie's divinity. The four-point typology articulated in this article (orthodox-isolated, orthodox-integrated, secular-spiritual, secular-cultural) responds to the need to establish a pertinent vocabulary through which the various phenomena associated with Rastafari expression can be more accurately deciphered while allowing each Rasta authenticity. My results stem from analysis of relevant scholarship in addition to open participant observations, informal focused group interviews, and in-depth interviews I have conducted with Rastafari in Jamaica (2011) and Montréal (2008–2009). This article provides a theoretical framework for further Rastafari studies.
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Contradiction · Divinity · Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Point (geometry) · Political science · Polity · Repatriation · Scholarship · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Australian History and Society · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · History · Law · Mathematics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy
Polythetic Classification
Chant down Babylon
As It Is in Zion
Diversity Management
The Ras Tafari Movement in Jamaica
Living In Zion
Theorizing Religion in the Global Age
International reggae, democratic socialism, and the secularization of the Rastafarian movement, 1972–1980
The many faces of Rasta
The Rastafari Movement In Kingston, Jamaica
African Continuities in the Rastafari Belief System
Imported Topics, Foreign Vocabularies
Imported Topics, Foreign Vocabularies
After the Rastas
Rasta, race and revolution
Rastafari in the Promised Land
I-Sight, the World of Rastafari
Revitalization Movements
Privatization and the Public Influence of Religion in Global Society
Babylon Makes the Rules
The Material Roots of Rastafarian Marijuana Symbolism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |