Leonard E. Barrett

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Leonard E. Barrett Senior (1920 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica – June 3, 2007 in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)[1] was a Jamaican-American professor of religion and anthropology known for his foundational work on Rastafari.

Biography

He was born in Jamaica in 1920.[2][3] He was ordained as a Methodist minister, then migrated to the United States during the 1940s.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Albright College, then was the pastor of an evangelical church in Pennsylvania.[2] He received a master's of divinity from United Theological Seminary in 1961, then a master's degree in history in 1962 and a doctorate in comparative religion and anthropology in 1967 from Temple University.[2]

His dissertation, completed at Temple University, was published as The Rastafarians: a study of Messianic cultism in Jamaica in 1969.[4][5] His book Soul-Force: African Heritage in Afro-American Religion was a finalist for the National Book Award for Philosophy And Religion in 1975.[6] His book The Rastafarians: the Dreadlocks of Jamaica was reviewed favorably in the 1970s by academics and has become one of the standard anthropological examinations of the religious movement.[3][4] It was republished on its twentieth anniversary in 1997.[7] He published widely on various aspects of religious or spiritual life in Jamaica.[8] Barrett also contributed to reference texts in the field of religion.[9]

He was a professor at Temple University.[10] He also taught at colleges in Jamaica, Connecticut, and Puerto Rico.[2]

Awards and honors

In 1983, he was awarded the Alumni Citation Award from Albright College.[11]

His life inspired one of his sons, Terry Lee Barrett, to write a semi-autobiographical novel based on the stories his father told him about Jamaican religion and spirituality.[12]

Works

  • The Rastafarians: a study of Messianic cultism in Jamaica, Caribbean monograph series, no. 6. (Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico, Institute of Caribbean Studies, 1969).[13]
  • Soul-Force: African Heritage in Afro-American Religion, C. Eric Lincoln Series on Black Religion (New York: Anchor Press, 1974).[14]
  • The Rastafarians: the Dreadlocks of Jamaica (Kingston, Jamaica: Sangster's Book Stores, 1977).
    OCLC 932266388
    • Reprinted in 1978,[15] 1979,[16] 1981,[17] 1982.[18]
    • A revised and updated edition titled The Rastafarians: the Sounds of Cultural Difference was published in 1988 that included new research and a new afterword.[19]
    • It was also republished in a 20th anniversary edition in 1997, titled The Rastafarians;[7] this was republished in 2014.[20]
    • It was also translated into Japanese in 1996.[21]
  • The Sun and the Drum: African roots in Jamaican folk tradition Kingston, (Jamaica: Sangster's Book Stores, in association with Heinemann, 1979).[22]

References

  1. ^ "Leonard E. Barrett Sr. Obituary (2003)". Legacy. The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 2003. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^
    Anthropology News
    . 44 (6). American Anthropological Association: 55.
  3. ^
    S2CID 154725840
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    JSTOR 1581263
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  5. JSTOR 25612331
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  6. ^ "Soul-Force: African Heritage in Afro-American Religion". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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    ISBN 978-0-8070-1039-6
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  8. JSTOR 23050210
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  9. OCLC 15366525
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  10. ^ "Dr. Leonard E. Barrett [photograph]". Temple University. Retrieved 2022-02-01. Dr. Leonard E. Barrett, of Temple University's English department, is photographed in his office.
  11. ^ "Alumni Awards". Albright College. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  12. ISBN 978-0-578-78559-2
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  13. OCLC 1044031082
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  14. OCLC 463014195
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  15. OCLC 185780914
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  16. OCLC 899021904
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  17. OCLC 609579682
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  18. OCLC 461779034
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  19. OCLC 1203622504
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  20. OCLC 869300549
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  21. OCLC 674845525.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  22. OCLC 638470877
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