Rastafari movement

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The Rastafari movement is a spiritual and cultural movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s, venerating Haile Selassie I, emphasizing African identity and resistance to oppression, and influencing global music and culture, especially through reggae.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrocentric movement
religious movement
social movement
spiritual movement
associatedWithCountry Ethiopia
associatedWithPerson Marcus Garvey
coreBelief African identity
Babylon as oppressive Western system
Haile Selassie I is divine
Haile Selassie I is divine
surface form: Haile Selassie I is the returned messiah

Ital living
Zion as Africa
black liberation
livity (spiritual way of life)
repatriation to Africa
resistance to oppression
use of ganja as sacrament
demographicFocus African diaspora
hasBranch Bobo Ashanti
Nyabinghi order
Twelve Tribes of Israel
hasEthicalPrinciple anti-colonialism
anti-racism
communal solidarity
natural living
rejection of materialism
hasMainDeity Haile Selassie I
hasNotableFollower Bob Marley
Bunny Wailer
Burning Spear
Culture (band)
Peter Tosh
hasPractice Ital diet
Nyabinghi drumming
chanting
dreadlocks
reasoning sessions
reggae music as expression
ritual use of cannabis
hasViewOnJesus identifies Jesus with African identity
sees Jesus as black
hasViewOnSociety criticizes Western imperialism
criticizes capitalism
criticizes colonialism
inception 1930s
influenced Pan-Africanism discourse
black identity politics
dancehall
dub music
global popular culture
reggae
roots reggae
inspiredBy Marcus Garvey
interpretsText Bible in Afrocentric way
musicVehicle reggae
roots reggae
originCountry Jamaica
religiousText Bible
spreadTo Africa
Caribbean
Europe
Latin America
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
symbol Ethiopian flag colors
Lion of Judah
red gold and green
usesLanguageForm Iyaric
venerates Haile Selassie I

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Door Peep associatedWithMovement Rastafari movement
Cedella Booker religion Rastafari movement
Jamaican Americans majorReligion Rastafari movement
Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards movement Rastafari movement
Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards religion Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Kebra Nagast influencedMovement Rastafari movement
Emperor of Ethiopia associatedWith Rastafari movement
Bob Marley Museum associatedWithMovement Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Trench Town hasReligion Rastafari movement
Afro-diasporic religions includesTradition Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Lee "Scratch" Perry religion Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafarianism
Afro-Guyanese religion Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Caribbean peoples hasMajorReligion Rastafari movement
eastern Jamaica hasReligiousInfluence Rastafari movement
subject surface form: Eastern Jamaica
Baldhead Bridge associatedMovement Rastafari movement
Afro-Caribbean culture hasReligiousTradition Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Berhane Sound System associatedWith Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Tarrus Riley memberOf Rastafari movement
Snoop Lion influencedBy Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafarianism
Snoop Lion religion Rastafari movement
Sizzla movement Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari
Belizean people religion Rastafari movement
this entity surface form: Rastafari