Bond Without Blood constructs the narrative of the Ethiopian-Caribbean ties with three interwoven themes in mind: pan-African nationalism, repatriation, and cultural cross-fertilisation. Central in all this is the evocative role of Ethiopian symbolism in the shaping of a pan-black consciousness. The overall unitary thesis is that contemporary Ethiopian-Caribbean relation is deeper than a mere psychological preoccupation. Both societies continue to impact on each other through migration, religion, secular culture, and particularly through Rastafarian culture.
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Bond Without Blood constructs the narrative of the Ethiopian-Caribbean ties with three interwoven themes in mind: pan-African nationalism, repatriation, and cultural cross-fertilisation. Central in all this is the evocative role of Ethiopian symbolism in the shaping of a pan-black consciousness. The overall unitary thesis is that contemporary Ethiopian-Caribbean relation is deeper than a mere psychological preoccupation. Both societies continue to impact on each other through migration, religion, secular culture, and particularly through Rastafarian culture.