The many voices of Rastafarian women : sexual subordination in the midst of liberation

The many voices of Rastafarian women : sexual subordination in the midst of liberation

Author calls it ironic that although Rasta men emphasize freedom, their relationship to Rasta women is characterized by a posture and a rhetoric of dominance. She analyses the religious thought and institutions that reflect differential access to material and cultural resources among Rastafarians. B...

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Main Author: Obiagale Lake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 1994-07-01
Series:NWIG
Subjects:
Jamaica
Women
Rastafarianism
Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3288
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Women
Rastafarianism
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