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Rastafari? Rasta for you: Rastafarianism Explained

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With each page being a chapter, and some chapters being 1 sentence long (truly!) and with there being NO cohesive rhyme or reason as to how the book is laid out and with the book being only 60 pages long, this is truly one of the most horrible books I've ever read!!

I wanted to learn about Rasta and instead got a few glimmers of confusion, a bit about Jamaican life, a bunch of negativity about people who are NOT Rastas.

If you want to learn about Rasta, do NOT buy this book!

i have a pretty good understanding of the rastafarian culture and beliefs, having spent time in jamaica before. This has to be the worst book written on rastafarianism, they go into no detail about the beliefs, and most of the chapters are misleading and untrue. I think that people should learn about this beautiful culture, and this is not the way to do it, try reading robert roskinds book- Rasta heart: the journey into one love, this book is great for the person seeking information abut rastafarianism.

ONE LOVE.

I like to learn about beliefs of other cultures and people, and I was curious to learn about Rastafarianism. I was not satisfied with the information I obtained from this book. It touched on tidbits of Rastafarianism, and often swayed from the main topic. The point of view seems to be more opinionated rather than alot of hard solid facts. There would be mention of various topics apart from actual Rastafarianism and those other topics would be tied in with Rastafarianism by a quote or something. I really thought it would have been more in depth on Rastafarianism as a whole.

The tile suggests "Rastafarianism Exlplained." Rastafarians do not accept "isms" as these are a creation of Babylon (The Western World) which catergorizes entities into some type of class. Just the title of this book would offend some Rastafarians.

Horrible book, written at such an elementary level with useless information. It barely answers the questions that are mentioned on the back. Its just HORRIBLE!!!!!!! It doesn't even deserve a star

I haven't read this book, and don't want to. A true Rasta would never read this book, because the word Rastafarianism is an offense. We don't believe in isms and schisms.

I have simply this to say about this book: Go elsewhere. The mere fact that the title includes 'rastafarianism' should be a large red flag. There are no 'ism's in Rastafari. Go back type 'rastafari' in the search bar and buy the first book by Barry Chevannes.

Wesley

Very good read for anyone who is curious about Rastafarian practices or planing to live that lifestyle