Today, the Rastafari Movement has spread through most of the world, especially to those sectors of society interested in Reggae music and who listen to the Jamaican singer Bob Marley. A survey revealed that there were 1 million of Rastafaris faithful worldwide by the year 1997. Another significant result was that 5 to 10 percent of Jamaicans admited themselves as Rastafaris. By claiming the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie I) to be the messiah, the Rastafari movement may be seen as a new religious movement that has arisen from Judaism and Christianity.
This movement is not an organized religion but an ideology. Even many Rastas say that the Rastafarism is not a relagion “at all” but a way of life. Although it is not an organized religion it has many denominations. The most important ones nowadays are the Bobo Ashanti, The Nyahbinghis and The 12 tribes of Israel. In 1996, The Rastafari Movement was given consultative status by the United Nations.
Today Rastafaris are not only black Jamaican people. The movement has spread from its country of origin, Jamaica, to several other countries and among many ethnic groups. Some of its symbols has widely spred during the 1990s in Post-Soviet States. After the fall of the URSS, young people of Russia and Ukrania adopted many of the symbols of the Rastafari culture, especially honouring Bob Marley and Reggae music.
A devoted rasta community also developed in Japan in the late 1970s. Tokyo became full of rasta-shops selling natural food and Reggae records which still exist today. Each year, open-air Reggae concerts are held in Japan as well as in other cities around the world.
This movement is not an organized religion but an ideology. Even many Rastas say that the Rastafarism is not a relagion “at all” but a way of life. Although it is not an organized religion it has many denominations. The most important ones nowadays are the Bobo Ashanti, The Nyahbinghis and The 12 tribes of Israel. In 1996, The Rastafari Movement was given consultative status by the United Nations.
Today Rastafaris are not only black Jamaican people. The movement has spread from its country of origin, Jamaica, to several other countries and among many ethnic groups. Some of its symbols has widely spred during the 1990s in Post-Soviet States. After the fall of the URSS, young people of Russia and Ukrania adopted many of the symbols of the Rastafari culture, especially honouring Bob Marley and Reggae music.
A devoted rasta community also developed in Japan in the late 1970s. Tokyo became full of rasta-shops selling natural food and Reggae records which still exist today. Each year, open-air Reggae concerts are held in Japan as well as in other cities around the world.
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