The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Lee, Hélène
The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Lee, Hélène

The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism

Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta--ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks--this cultural history offers an uncensored vision...
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Author: Hélène Lee
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The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Lee, Hélène

The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism

$45.31
The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism by Lee, Hélène

The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism

$45.31
Author: Hélène Lee
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta--ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks--this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the most popular mystical movement of the 20th century, Rastafarianism. Although jailed, ridiculed, and treated as insane, Howell, also known as the Gong, established a Rasta community of 4,500 members, the first agro-industrial enterprise devoted to producing marijuana. In the late 1950s the community was dispersed, disseminating Rasta teachings throughout the ghettos of the island. A young singer named Bob Marley adopted Howell's message, and through Marley's visions, reggae made its explosion in the music world.


Author: Hélène Lee
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 01/01/2004
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.44w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9781556525582

About the Author
Hélène Lee is a journalist for Libération, specializing in the music of Africa and the Caribbean. Stephen Davis is the author of Bob Marley, Hammer of the Gods, and Walk This Way. He lives in Milton, Massachusetts.

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