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Bobo Shanti / Bobo Ashanti (Rastafari Mansion)
17/40· ModerateConfidence: Medium
Strictest Rastafari Mansion founded by Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards (1958). Distinctive black turbans / robes; insular community at Bobo Hill, Jamaica.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control5/10
Information Control4/10
Thought Control4/10
Emotional Control4/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — strictest Rastafari Mansion; insular community with substantial discipline.
Founded
1958
Members
Estimated few thousand
Active in
LatAm
In context
Bobo Shanti is the strictest of the three main Rastafari Mansions (Nyahbinghi, Bobo Shanti, Twelve Tribes of Israel). Distinctive black turbans and robes, strict gender separation, and insular community at Bobo Hill, Jamaica.
Timeline
- 1958Bobo Shanti founded by Prince Emmanuel
Sources
- Various Rastafari-studies academic work
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