2007-01-01 07:44:14 · 9 answers · asked by hadit l 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religion and philosophy that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former (and last) emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rasta name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in the King James Version of the Bible), and part of the Holy Trinity as the messiah promised to return in the Bible. The name Rastafari comes from Ras (Duke or Chief) Tafari Makonnen, the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I. The movement emerged in Jamaica among working-class and peasant black people in the early 1930s, arising from an interpretation of Biblical prophecy partly based on Selassie's status as the only African monarch of a fully independent state, and his titles of King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and Conquering Lion of Judah (Revelation 5:5). Other factors leading to its rise include the sacred use of cannabis, and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations, such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist and organiser Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire a new world view. The movement is called Rastafarianism by some non-Rastas although some Rastas themselves regard that term as improper and offensive.
The Rastafari movement has spread throughout much of the world, largely through interest generated by reggae music—most notably, that of Jamaican-born singer/songwriter Bob Marley. By 2000, there were more than one million Rastafari faithful worldwide. About five to ten percent of Jamaicans identify themselves as Rastafari. Many Rastafari follow an ital diet which essentially means living by the dietary Laws of Leviticus and Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, or vegetarian or vegan by modern standards.
2007-01-01 07:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by DarkChoco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims are following Abraham faith as its reported in Koran many cases Koran is the precise words of God written because it truly is without including from human it comes from God by Angel Gabriel to the merely good Messenger Mohamed PBUH Koran says that the Bible change into despatched by Jesus PBUH and later on the christians replaced some factors of it , consequently you'll locate many stuff are instantly ahead in both books except that Islam is worshiping one God and Jesus contained in the Koran is a prophet from God as many different prophets got here with God's message to the mankind regards
2016-12-01 09:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a form of Christianity which believes that Haile Selassie is God made flesh and that the Afro-Carribeans will be led back to Ethiopia by Haile Selassie, who isn't really dead. They also have some particular laws regarding cutting hair.
2007-01-01 07:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by darth_maul_8065 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sort of--their beliefs are usually based on the Bible, except that they believe that Ras Tafari Makonnen is/was God and the black messiah. Some believe that he was/is also a reincarnation of Jesus.
2007-01-01 07:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by miestersean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they believe in the old president of ethiopia Ras Tafari.
2007-01-01 07:47:52 · answer #5 · answered by ttony011 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get high, kill whitey. I don't really know I was just remembering an SNL with Eddie Murphy.
2007-01-01 07:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by The GMC 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafarian
I guess it is Abrahamic, except for the pot smoking bit.
2007-01-01 07:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reefa
2007-01-01 07:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by david b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
isn't it "pastafarians" ?
they believe in italian pasta...yummy!
"rastafarians"....no,i don't know.
2007-01-01 07:47:13 · answer #9 · answered by peaceful light 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋