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Jun 25, 2019 · Updated on June 25, 2019. Rastafari is an Abrahamic new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the Ethiopian emperor from 1930 to 1974 as God incarnate and the Messiah who will deliver believers to the Promised Land, identified by Rastas as Ethiopia. It has its roots in Black-empowerment and back-to-Africa movements.
History of Rastafari. The Rastafari movement developed out of the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade, in which over ten million Africans were enslaved and transported to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. Once there, they were sold to European planters and forced to work on the plantations. [1]
Rastafari. The Rastafari movement (or "Rasta" for short) is a Jamaican religion that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as " Jah " (the Rasta name for God incarnate - a shortened form of Jehovah ). The term Rastafari derives from " Ras (Duke or Chief) Tafari Makonnen," the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I, who, in ...
Oct 9, 2009 · Rastafari is a young, Africa-centred religion which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as King of Ethiopia in 1930. Rastafarians believe Haile...
Oct 2, 2009 · Last updated 2009-10-02. This page provides an overview of the Rastafari movement including statistics, practices and history. On this page. Print this page. Rastafari at a glance. Rastafari...
Oct 9, 2009 · BBC - Religions - Rastafari: Original and modern beliefs. Religions. Original and modern beliefs. Last updated 2009-10-09. An explanation of the various Rastafarian beliefs, and how they are...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Rastafari . Rastafarian , Member of a political and religious movement among blacks in Jamaica and several other countries. Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie, considering him the messiah.
