Beyond the Pales of Babylon: The Ideational Components and Social Psychological Foundations of Rastafari

@article{Kebede1998BeyondTP,
  title={Beyond the Pales of Babylon: The Ideational Components and Social Psychological Foundations of Rastafari},
  author={A. Kebede and J. Knottnerus},
  journal={Sociological Perspectives},
  year={1998},
  volume={41},
  pages={499 - 517}
}
  • A. Kebede, J. Knottnerus
  • Published 1998
  • Sociology
  • Sociological Perspectives
    • While resource mobilization theory has been the dominant paradigm for the study of social movements in the last several decades, critics contend that it is flawed because it glosses over the role of ideational elements in the development of such collective ventures. As a corrective to the weaknesses of this approach, we utilize a recently developed social psychological framework derived from the social constructionist perspective and the new social movement literature to examine a non-western… CONTINUE READING
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