The Rastafari movement is a new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as God incarnate, called Jah Rastafari. This emperor’s pre-coronation name was Tafari Makonnen. He is also seen as the messiah promised in the Bible to return. The name Rastafari comes from Ras (literally "Head," an Ethiopian title equivalent to Duke), and Tafari Makonnen. People who believe and are part of this movement are known as Rastas or Rastafaris.
Other characteristic of the Rastafari movement is the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organiser, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire a new world view.
The Rastafari movement’s birthplace is Jamaica. It developed among Jamaicans of African descent who felt they were oppressed and that society was apathetic to their problems. Rastas regard themselves as conforming to Afrocentric social and political aspirations. They claim the culture stolen from them when their ancestors were brought on slave ships to Jamaica.
The messages given by the Rastafaris promote love and respect for all living things and emphasize the paramount importance of human dignity and self-respect. They speak of spiritual, psychological and physical Freedom. They are againts slavery and oppression.
Rastafaris stress loyalty to Zion (the Promissed Land), and rejection of modern society, calling it Babylon, which they see as corrupt. The movement is difficult to categorize, because Rastafari is not a centralized organization. Individual Rastafaris work out their religion for themselves, resulting in a wide variety of doctrines.
Other characteristic of the Rastafari movement is the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organiser, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire a new world view.
The Rastafari movement’s birthplace is Jamaica. It developed among Jamaicans of African descent who felt they were oppressed and that society was apathetic to their problems. Rastas regard themselves as conforming to Afrocentric social and political aspirations. They claim the culture stolen from them when their ancestors were brought on slave ships to Jamaica.
The messages given by the Rastafaris promote love and respect for all living things and emphasize the paramount importance of human dignity and self-respect. They speak of spiritual, psychological and physical Freedom. They are againts slavery and oppression.
Rastafaris stress loyalty to Zion (the Promissed Land), and rejection of modern society, calling it Babylon, which they see as corrupt. The movement is difficult to categorize, because Rastafari is not a centralized organization. Individual Rastafaris work out their religion for themselves, resulting in a wide variety of doctrines.
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