Barry Chevannes
Barry Chevannes | |
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| Born | Alston Barrington Chevannes 7 January 1940 Saint Catherine Parish, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | 5 November 2010 (aged 70) |
| Education | St. George's College |
| Alma mater | Boston College University of the West Indies Columbia University |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Notable work | Rastafari: Roots and Ideology (1994) |
Alston Barrington "Barry" Chevannes OD OJ (7 January 1940 – 5 November 2010) was a Jamaican social anthropologist, academic and social activist. He was a leading authority on Caribbean socio-religious movements, most notably the Rastafari, and central figure in Jamaican public life.