- Rastafari - Wikipedia
Rastafari is Afrocentric and focuses attention on the African diaspora, which it believes is oppressed within Western society, or "Babylon" Many Rastas call for this diaspora's resettlement in Africa, a continent they consider the Promised Land, or "Zion"
- Rastafari | History, Beliefs, Facts | Britannica
Rastafari, religious and political movement, begun in Jamaica in the 1930s and adopted by many groups around the globe, that combines Protestant Christianity, mysticism, and a pan-African political consciousness
- BBC - Religions - Rastafari: Rastafari at a glance
This page provides an overview of the Rastafari movement including statistics, practices and history Rastafari is a young, Africa-centred religion which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s,
- History of Rastafari: When and how did the religion begin?
Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion and social movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s, blending Christian and Afrocentric beliefs while revering Haile Selassie as a central figure Many Rastafarians adopt the Ethiopian Royal Standard, a flag from Haile Selassie’s era
- Rastafarian Movement: Origin, Beliefs, and Lifestyle
Rastafari is a way of life—a philosophy, religion, and identity that speaks to liberation, African pride, spiritual consciousness, and a return to roots The Rastafari movement originated in Jamaica in the 1930s, amidst a climate of colonial oppression, racial discrimination, and economic hardship
- Rastafari - New World Encyclopedia
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)
- BBC - Religion: Rastafari
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
- The Rise of Rastafari - Black Education
Rastafari (also known as Rastafarianism) emerged in Jamaica as a group of oppressed people, descendants of enslaved Africans who tried to resist British colonial rule and reclaim their African identity
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