The Kebra Nagast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith

by Gerald Hausman (Editor), Ziggy Marley (Introduction)

Overview

A sacred text to Ethiopian Christians and Jamaican Rastafarians, The Kebra Nagast tells of the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and their son Menyelik, who hid the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia. This edition of the Ethiopian text is edited by Gerald Hausman, with an introduction by Ziggy Marley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312167936
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/15/1997
Series:	The Essential Wisdom Library
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.73(w) x 8.43(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Gerald Hausman calls himself a "native of the world" after living in so many places in the United States and the West Indies. He spent more than twenty years in New Mexico where many of his American Indian folktales were collected and published. Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945, Hausman has been a storyteller almost since birth. His more than 70 books attest to his love of folklore, a passion instilled by his mother who painted the portraits of Native American chiefs. During his thirty-five years as a storyteller, Gerald has entertained children of all ages at such places as The Kennedy Center, Harvard University, St John's College and in schools from one end of the country to the other. Five audio books have come out in recent years and two of Gerald's books have been made into animated and folkloric films. His books have also been translated into a dozen foreign languages.

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The Kebra Nagast

THE KEBRA NAGAST.Copyright © 1997 by Gerald Hausman. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Ziggy Marley
Preface
Editor's Note
The Historic Implications of the Kebra Nagast
The Kebra Nagast
Earth
Power
Wisdom
Angel
Vision
Pearl

Appendix
Prophet
Bibliography
Index
The Ancestral Tree