Bobo Shanti / Bobo Ashanti (Rastafari Mansion)
Strictest Rastafari Mansion founded by Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards (1958). Distinctive black turbans / robes; insular community at Bobo Hill, Jamaica.
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BITE breakdown
0 — strictest Rastafari Mansion; insular community with substantial discipline.
Profile facts
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.
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Timeline
- 1958Bobo Shanti founded by Prince Emmanuel
Sources
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