RASTAFARIAN POVERTY AND WELFARE

Rastafarian poverty and welfare

Rastafarian poverty and welfare

Introduction

Although the Roman Catholic Church has a large number of followers, mostly in the French- and Spanish-speaking portions of the Caribbean, and Protestant denominations predominate in the English-speaking Caribbean, syncretic religions occupy an important place: Vodun in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Santería in Cuba; Revival-Zion, Pukkumina, and Rastafarianism in Jamaica; the Shakers in St. Vincent; the Shouters in Trinidad; and the Jumpers in the Bahamas. In addition, there exists a series of celebrations and cults, such as the cult of Shangó and Rada in Trinidad and the cult of Norman ...