Visions of Zion: Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land - Hardcover

by Erin C. MacLeod (Author)

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.