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Rastafari

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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related to Growing visibility: 1950–1969 · 38
Rastafari → Africa, Although, Another, April, At, Babylon, Back-o-Wall, Black Power, Britain, Caribbean, Clamping, Coral Gardens, During, Groundings, Guyanese, Haile Selassie, However, In, Jamaica, Jamaica's
related to Haile Selassie and the early Rastas: 1930–1949 · 34
Rastafari → Africans, Afro-Jamaicans, Archibald Dunkley, Book, Christian, Clarke, Daniel, Emperor, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Salvation Society, Europeans, Following, Great Depression, Haile Selassie, He, Howell, Jamaica, Jamaica's, Jesus, Joseph Hibbert
related to Beliefs · 28
Rastafari → African, Africans, Afrocentralized, Amharic, Attempts, Bible, Bible's, Book, Christian, Christianity, Clarke, Contrary, Ethiopian, God's, Instead, Jewish, Judaism, Like Christianity, Michael Barnett, No Rasta
related to Language and symbolism · 27
Rastafari → Adherents, Amen, Babylon, Barrett, Developed, English, For, Haile Selassie, However, I-ceive, I-men, I-rate, I-sire, In, InI Consciousness, Isciousness, Iyaric, Jamaica, Jamaican, Love
related to Jah and Jesus Christ · 26
Rastafari → African, Africans, Antichrist, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Devil, English, European, Europeans, God, However, Jah, Jehovah, Jesus, Kumina, Many Rastas, Old Testament, Pope, Rasta
related to Mansions of Rastafari · 25
Rastafari → According, Babylon, Bobo Ashanti, By, Cashmore, Church, Dreadlocks, Fulfilled Rastafari, Gospel, Haile Selassie, House, In, Inc, Israel, Jah, Jesus, John, Nyabinghi, Nyabinghi Rastas, Probably
related to Exile in Babylon · 24
Rastafari → Africa, Africa's, African, Africans, Atlantic, Babylon, Babylonian, BCE, Biblical, Chant, European, For Rastas, In, Israelites, Jah's, Many Rastas, Mesopotamian, Old Testament, Pan-Africanist, Rasta
related to Haile Selassie · 24
Rastafari → Biblical, Book, Breath, Creator, David, Emperor, Ethiopia, God, Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie's Makonnen, He, Holy Spirit, In, Jesus, Many Rastas, Old Testament, Queen, Rastas, Revelation, Second Coming
related to Ethiopianism, Back to Africa, and Marcus Garvey · 23
Rastafari → Africa, African, Afro-Jamaicans, Also, Back, Based, Biblical, Christian, Christian Revivalism, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Ethiopia, Ethiopianism, For, Further, Great Revival, In, Increasing, Jamaica, Liberia, Pentecostal
related to Afrocentrism and race · 21
Rastafari → According, Africa, African, Africans, Afro-Jamaicans, Afrocentric, British, Clarke, Europe, For, God's, Israelites, It, Jamaica, Jews, Judaism, Old Testament, Pan-Africanism, Rastas, The

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Rastafariis aAbrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s0.90text
Rastafariis amulti-ethnic movement that has spread in popularity during the 21st century0.90text
Marcus Garveyinstance ofit was influenced by both Ethiopianism and the Back-to-Africa movement promoted by black nationalist figures0.80text
Kumina.Jesus is an important figure in Rastafariinstance ofThis idea of divinity existing within each person differs from the spirit possession found in other African diaspora religions0.80text
Cashmoreinstance ofincluding scholars0.80text
Edmondsinstance ofincluding scholars0.80text
Rastafarirelated to Afrocentrism and raceAccording0.60section
Rastafarirelated to Afrocentrism and raceClarke0.60section
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Rastafarirelated to Afrocentrism and raceAfro-Jamaicans0.60section
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Rastafarirelated to Afrocentrism and raceJamaica0.60section

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