Rastafarians
Dreadlocked Jamaican believers
Rastafarians are followers of Rastafari, a religious movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.
Central beliefs include the divinity of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I, the spiritual importance of Africa (especially Ethiopia) as a homeland, and the rejection of Western society ("Babylon").
Rastafarians are associated with dreadlocks, the sacramental use of cannabis, and reggae music: Bob Marley brought Rastafarian beliefs to a global audience.
Ropelike matted hair strands
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
Bob Marley · Peter Tosh · soundsystem · dancehall · chanting · drumming · reasoning · communal
Rasta term for deity
- ZionBiblical promised homeland
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- EthiopiaHorn of Africa nation
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
Haile Selassie · sacrament · meditation · prophecy · revelation · scriptures · psalms · covenant
Ropelike matted hair strands
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- nattySmartly dressed
- tamSoft Scottish cap
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
lion · African · uncut hair · beard · robes · natural · headwrap · turban
Opposition to foreign domination
- Pan-AfricanismContinental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
Marcus Garvey · sovereignty · self-determination · pride · dignity · justice · equality · consciousness
One who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- natural foodsUnrefined, additive-free provisions
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- organicFrom living matter
ganja · herb · chalice · sacramental · fasting · purity · holistic · earthbound
dreadlocks
Ropelike matted hair strands
Bob Marley · Peter Tosh · roots · soundsystem · dancehall · chanting · drumming · reasoning · communal · brethren
Jah
Rasta term for deity
Haile Selassie · repatriation · sacrament · meditation · prophecy · revelation · scriptures · psalms · covenant · righteousness
dreadlocks
Ropelike matted hair strands
crown · lion · African · uncut hair · beard · robes · natural · headwrap · turban · scepter
anticolonialism
Opposition to foreign domination
- Pan-AfricanismContinental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
Marcus Garvey · repatriation · sovereignty · self-determination · pride · dignity · justice · equality · consciousness · awakening
vegetarian
One who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- natural foodsUnrefined, additive-free provisions
- unprocessedNot yet treated
organic · ganja · herb · chalice · sacramental · fasting · purity · holistic · earthbound · self-sufficiency
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Caribbean peoplesJamaicans, Haitians, Cubans, Barbadians, Trinidadians
- Sect MembersMoonies, Branch Davidians
Rastafariansatheists
Those without religious faith
secularists · materialists · Roman Catholics · agnostics · Anglicans
Rastafarianswhite supremacists
People believing Caucasians are superior
colonialists · imperialists · Uncle Toms · assimilationists · sellouts