| Religion and Philosophy: Jamaica |
| This pathfinder contains links to sites concerning religion and philosophy as related to Jamaica.
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Jamaica is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Jamaica is the University of Texas' LANIC (See below). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World: Jamaica (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/jamaica.html).
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| Dread History: The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari (http://educate.si.edu/migrations/rasta/rasta.html) |
| Part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Migrations in History", this Jamaican feature includes an essay, Image Gallery, a section on terminology, and further readingins and listenings. |
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| Jamaica & Jamaican Religious Web Sites (http://www.top5jamaica.com/religious.html) |
| Provides links to Jamaican web sites for churches, religious associations, religious groups, entertainers, gospel singers, gospel deejays, ministries and more. |
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| Jamaica: International Religious Freedom Report (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5566.htm) |
| International Religious Freedom Report released by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Provides an overview of religion in Jamaica. |
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| Ras Adam's Haile Selassie/Rastafari Links (http://web.syr.edu/%7Eaffellem/raslinx.html) |
| A comprehensive collection of over 200 Selassie/ Rasta pages, articles, photos, + More. |
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| Rastafarianism (http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/rast.html) |
| This Rastafarian Page is a gateway to accessing web based as well as print resources about the Rastafarians. As part of the New Religious Movements Homepage, it includes a profile of the Rastafarians, as well as links with abstracts, and a print bibliography. |
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