Haile Selassie I is divine

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Rastafarian doctrine religious belief theological assertion

"Haile Selassie I is divine" is a central theological assertion in Rastafarian belief, identifying the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I as a living God and messianic figure.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Haile Selassie I as God (Jah) in Rastafari 1
Haile Selassie I is an incarnation of God 1
Haile Selassie I is divine canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Rastafarian doctrine ⓘ
religious belief ⓘ
theological assertion ⓘ
associatedWith Ethiopianism ⓘ
Jah ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
basedOn interpretations of Biblical prophecy ⓘ
interpretations of the Book of Psalms ⓘ
interpretations of the Book of Revelation ⓘ
category claim of divinity ⓘ
messianic claim ⓘ
centralTo Rastafari movement ⓘ
surface form: Rastafarianism
contestedBy Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
surface form: Ethiopian Orthodox Church

most Christian denominations ⓘ
deniedBy Haile Selassie I in public interviews ⓘ
expressedIn Rastafarian hymns ⓘ
Rastafarian prayers ⓘ
Rastafarian reggae music ⓘ
geographicalFocus Ethiopia ⓘ
heldBy many Rastafarians ⓘ
identifiesAs living God ⓘ
messianic figure ⓘ
implies Haile Selassie I ⓘ
surface form: Haile Selassie I fulfills messianic prophecies

Haile Selassie I is divine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Haile Selassie I is an incarnation of God
influenced Black liberation theology ⓘ
global Rastafarian identity ⓘ
reggae culture ⓘ
languageOfExpression English ⓘ
Jamaican Patois ⓘ
linkedTo Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
lineage from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ⓘ
title Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
title Lord of Lords ⓘ
normativeStatusWithinRastafari orthodox belief for many mansions of Rastafari ⓘ
refersTo Haile Selassie I ⓘ
relatedConcept Babylon (oppressive system) ⓘ
Jah ⓘ
surface form: Jah Rastafari

Zion ⓘ
religiousTradition Rastafari movement ⓘ
scripturalSupportClaimedFrom Psalm 68:31 ⓘ
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form: Revelation 5

various Old Testament prophecies ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
worshipForm veneration of Haile Selassie I as Jah ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rastafari movement → coreBelief → Haile Selassie I is divine ⓘ
Rastafari movement → coreBelief → Haile Selassie I is divine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haile Selassie I is the returned messiah
Haile Selassie I is divine → implies → Haile Selassie I is divine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: "Haile Selassie I is divine"
this entity surface form: Haile Selassie I is an incarnation of God
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah → theologicalRole → Haile Selassie I is divine ⓘ
this entity surface form: title for Haile Selassie I in Rastafari
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah → honorificFor → Haile Selassie I is divine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haile Selassie I as God (Jah) in Rastafari