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Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of the movement and much diversity exists among practitioners, who are known as Rastafari, Rastafarians, or Rastas.
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| Rastafari | is a | Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s | 0.90 | text |
| Rastafari | is a | multi-ethnic movement that has spread in popularity during the 21st century | 0.90 | text |
| Marcus Garvey | instance of | it was influenced by both Ethiopianism and the Back-to-Africa movement promoted by black nationalist figures | 0.80 | text |
| Kumina.Jesus is an important figure in Rastafari | instance of | This idea of divinity existing within each person differs from the spirit possession found in other African diaspora religions | 0.80 | text |
| Cashmore | instance of | including scholars | 0.80 | text |
| Edmonds | instance of | including scholars | 0.80 | text |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | According | 0.60 | section |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | Clarke | 0.60 | section |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | The | 0.60 | section |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | Afro-Jamaicans | 0.60 | section |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | British | 0.60 | section |
| Rastafari | related to Afrocentrism and race | Jamaica | 0.60 | section |
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