Exodus! Movement of Jah People in Contemporary Ethiopia with Reference to Shashemenē (a report from field research)
Exodus! Movement of Jah People in Contemporary Ethiopia with Reference to Shashemenē (a report from field research)
Author(s): Martyna RutkowskaSubject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Identity of Collectives
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Ethiopia; Shashemenē; Rastafari
Summary/Abstract: This work concerns Shashemenē – a city in southern Ethiopia, which is often and unofficially called the capital of the Rastafari Movement. The article contains some facts about this place and its history, description of living conditions there and the author’s personal impressions from the visit to this city. Moreover, there is a short paragraph about relations between Rastas and native Ethiopians.
Journal: Studies in African Languages and Cultures
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 48
- Page Range: 111-122
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English