Gerald Hausman is a storyteller and award-winning author of more than 70 books about Native Americans, animas, mythology, and West Indian culture. During 15 years of living in Jamaica, he made friends with island Rastafarians who talked about their religion, their Scriptures, and their yearning for true freedom.
Here you will find material on the African gospel taken and reinterpreted from the King James Bible, the wisdom that provides the underpinnings of the Rasta movement, the use of cannabis as a sacred herb, and the contributions of Marcus Garvy, Halle Selassie I, and Bob Marley to this spiritual way of life.
Hausman's conversations with Rastafarians reveal the positive aspects of this spiritual tradition of peace and understanding. The book also contains of section of color photographs and a glossary of Jamaican terms.
