Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Clark, Maribeth

Keywords

The Rastafari Movement, Reggae, Reggae artists

Area of Concentration

Humanities

Abstract

This thesis examines the relationship between the Rastafari movement and reggae. I approached this subject matter primarily through music: I listened to twelve tracks and analyzed the lyrics of the songs. I chose these tracks because I believe they are a good representation of the religious content of reggae music. I pose the following questions, "What is the Rastafari movement?", "What is reggae?" and "What is their relationship?" My thesis claims that the Rastafari movement cannot be fully understood as a religion, and that reggae championed the Rastafari movement, bringing the culture of Jamaica to the world and individuals closer to Jah

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