Zion (in Rastafari)
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In Rastafari, Zion is the spiritual homeland and utopian ideal of freedom, peace, and divine presence, often associated with Ethiopia or Africa as the promised land of Jah’s chosen people.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zion (Rastafari) | 0 |
| Zion (Rastafarian ideal society) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious symbol
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spiritual concept ⓘ theological concept in Rastafari ⓘ utopian ideal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Africa
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Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Zion (biblical) NERFINISHED ⓘ promised land ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Babylon (Rastafari) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| envisions |
end of racial oppression
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harmonious community under Jah ⓘ restoration of African dignity ⓘ |
| goalOf | spiritual journey of Rastafari believers ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
ideal of freedom
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ideal of justice ⓘ ideal of peace ⓘ place of divine presence ⓘ spiritual homeland ⓘ |
| hasSourceIn |
Christian biblical tradition
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Rastafari eschatology
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Rastafari identity ⓘ Rastafari music and chants ⓘ Rastafari worship ⓘ |
| invokedIn |
Nyabinghi drumming
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Rastafari prayers ⓘ Rastafari reggae lyrics ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English adaptation of biblical term "Zion" ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Haile Selassie I
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King Davidic lineage ⓘ repatriation to Africa ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith |
Africa as promised land
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Ethiopia as promised land ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Western materialism
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colonial oppression ⓘ system of Babylon ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rastafari movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsFor | Jah’s chosen people ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of exile
ⓘ
liberation from oppression ⓘ return to African roots ⓘ righteousness ⓘ spiritual purity ⓘ unity of Jah’s people ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence | 20th century Jamaican Rastafari movement ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
future redeemed world order
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real geographical place ⓘ spiritual state of consciousness ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Zion (Rastafarian ideal society)