Leonard Howell: Difference between revisions

Following his release from prison for his teachings and denunciation of colonial rule, Howell created the first Rastafarian village in Jamaica at [[Sligoville]], [[Saint Catherine Parish|St. Catherine]] in 1940. The settlement was called "Pinnacle" due to its high hilltop elevation and was symbolically located in the first free village established to house former slaves in Jamaica.<ref name=":0" /> Pinnacle was one of the country’s first self-sustaining communities, its community members were able to meet their needs without dependence on outside resources. Some refer to Pinnacle as a commune, in which Howell's form of socialism was practiced.<ref>Price, Charles. "The Cultural Production of a Black Messiah: Ethiopianism and the Rastafari", ''Journal of Africana Religions'', vol. 2, no. 3, 2014, pp. 418–433.</ref> Soon after its foundation, other similar Rastafarian communities were established across the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140202/news/news41.html|title=BLACK HISTORY: Leonard P. Howell the first Rasta|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|date=2 February 2014|access-date=2016-11-27}}</ref> Pinnacle was especially known for the cultivation of ganja ([[marijuana]]) that has religious significance for Rastafarians, as the [[anthropologist]] [[Sula Benet]] has shown the [[Aramaic]] and [[Hebrew]] original recipes of the [[holy anointing oil]] both mention "Kaneh Bos(e)m", so clearly [[Cannabis]], as also a mosaic of the biblical "''healing wonders''" in the [[Monreale Cathedral]] depicts [[Cannabis]], as well as the archeological finding in Tel Arad temple,<ref>http://cnn.com/2020/05/28/world/tel-arad-shrine-israel-cannabis-study-scn/index.html</ref> reported by CNN on May 28th 2020, proves and not the [[Septuagint]] translation error, which lists [[Calamus]] as an ingredient. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=CAMPBELL|first=HORACE|date=1980-01-01|title=Review of the Rastafari Movement in Britain, Rastaman|jstor=40795025|journal=Caribbean Quarterly|volume=26|issue=4|pages=86–91|doi=10.1080/00086495.1980.11829319}}</ref>