"a teaching..."

Rastafari cannot be reduced to ganja smoker, more than that

ganja smoker often taken as synecdoche for Rastafari,

however, this is "taking the part for the whole"

Rastafarianism Definition Paper

authoritative testimony in the conclusion will amplify the connections you want to make and leave us with,

for example a "primary" or source text

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