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Bookmark or Share- BBC - Religions - Rastafari: Original and modern beliefsRastafarians are the chosen people of God and are on earth to promote his power and peacefulness. (Joseph Owens The Rastafarians of Jamaica, 1973 pp. 167-70 and Jagessar, JPIC and Rastafarians,...
- Rastafari: Understanding Its Origins, Beliefs, and SymbolismRastafari has its origins in the philosophy of the political activist Marcus Garvey, born in Jamaica in 1887. He advocated for the self-empowerment of black people. He encouraged black people to return to Africa and to look towards Africa ‘when a black king shall be crowned”.
- 8 Rastafarian Beliefs and Practices Still Alive TodayWhen most people hear the word Rastafarianism, they think of Bob Marley…and that’s about it. Very few people outside of Rastafarian communities know anything about this complex and inspirational faith. In the article below, we’ll go through some of the core Rastafarian beliefs and practices.
- The Beliefs and Practices of Rastafari - Learn ReligionsRastafari 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.
- Rastafari | History, Beliefs, & Facts | BritannicaRastafarians believe that they are being tested by Jah (God) through and the existence of economic injustice and racial “downpression” (rather than oppression). They await their deliverance from captivity and their return to Zion, the symbolic name for Africa drawn from the biblical tradition.
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