Today, the Rastafarian Movement has approximately one million followers world-wide. In the 1970s the movement found new followers among fans ofReggae music, especially those of pop star Bob Marley. It is considered a more liberal, loosely structured religion than others in the Abrahamic tradition,...
The term “Rasta” refers to the the Rastafarian movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s and originally started among black members of the poor and peasant classes. It is both a philosophy of life and a religion. Central to the religion is Haile Selassie I, who was the last emperor...
What is Rastafarianism?Rastafarianism is much more than an African Hippie movement. It is a religion that has roots that go back to Jamaica and the 1930s.Rastafarians believe the Messiah is Haile Selassie (hay´ -lee s« -lah´ -see), the last emperor of Ethiopia. As emperor, ...
Funny thing is, having circulated in the secular movement for a decade, I can tell you that beyond the semantics, there are very few differences between those humanists who embrace the term “religion” and those who reject it (and let’s not forget the third group, which is probabl...
Washington D.C.'s Bad Brains (or THE Bad Brains if you're a hardcore fan) sparked a unique energy into punk rock which hasn't been replicated. The violence of America's murder capital melded with the influence of Rastafarian reggae for an unlikely hybrid that worked due to sheer authentic...
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“That’s why I’ve always half credited the lyric to God. It’s never happened before or since.” Add in a unique string arrangement, and this song from the Ocean Rain album has a feel that stands out from the crowd. LISTEN TO ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN'S "THE KILLING MOON" husker ...
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Jamaicans, especially in the slums around Kingston, took to this notion and merged bedrock Christianity, mixed with Hindu ideals of reincarnation, into a syncretic religion that became known as Rastafarianism or Rastafari worship if we aren’t abiding “isms and schisms” Jamaican Pan-Africanist,...
‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor, ‘Iron Fist’ includes the raging “I’m the Doctor,” the self-deprecating “Loser” and the fist-raising “(Don’t Need) Religion.” Serving as the band’s mission statement of sorts is “(Don’t Let ‘Em) Grind Ya Down....