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Rastafari movement-Ethiopia-Public opinion. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Visions of Zion : Ethiopians and Rastafari in the search for the promised land / Erin C. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data MacLeod, Erin C. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. MacLeod a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London © 2014 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet Websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. VISIONS OF zION This page intentionally left blank Visions of Zion Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land Erin C.