Antedating of "Rastafarianism"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Mar 3 03:55:48 UTC 2014

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Rastafarianism (OED 1940)

1938 _Daily Gleaner_ (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Mar. (Access NewspaperArchive)  We also have Ras Tafarianism, with persons calling themselves Ras Tafaris.

Fred Shapiro

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