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 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
symbol Ethiopian flag colors
Lion of Judah
red gold and green
usesLanguageForm Iyaric
venerates Haile Selassie I

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Caribbean hasReligion Rastafari movement
Afro-Caribbean people religion Rastafari movement
Zion associatedWithReligion Rastafari movement
Abrahamic religions includes Rastafari movement
Twelve Tribes of Israel associatedWithReligion Rastafari
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Jamaican Patois hasCulturalAssociation Rastafari movement
Haile Selassie I centralFigureIn Rastafari movement
"Haile Selassie I is divine" centralTo Rastafarianism
subject linked to: Haile Selassie I is divine
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"Haile Selassie I is divine" religiousTradition Rastafari movement
subject linked to: Haile Selassie I is divine
Bob Marley movement Rastafari
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Bob Marley religion Rastafari
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Nyabinghi order partOf Rastafari movement
Nyabinghi order religiousOrientation Rastafari
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Bobo Ashanti partOf Rastafari movement
Bobo Ashanti religion Rastafari
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Iyaric usedBy Rastafari movement
Iyaric usedBy Rastafarians
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Iyaric associatedWithReligion Rastafari
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Bunny Wailer religion Rastafari movement
Bunny Wailer movement Rastafari movement
Peter Tosh movement Rastafari movement
Peter Tosh hasReligion Rastafari
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Marcus Garvey inspired Rastafari movement
Burning Spear movement Rastafari
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Ark of the Covenant religion Rastafari
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Caribbean Americans religion Rastafari
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Afro-Latin Americans religionPracticed Rastafarianism
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Black Canadians religion Rastafari
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Afro-Grenadians religion Rastafari movement
Afro-Barbadians religion Rastafari
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Afro-Guadeloupeans religion Rastafari movement
Reincarnated theme Rastafarianism
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Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian religion Rastafari
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Primeval history religiousTradition Rastafari
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YHWH religion Rastafari
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Bob Marley and the Wailers lyricalThemes Rastafarianism
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Legend (Bob Marley compilation album) associatedWithMovement Rastafari
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Cumbolo hasTheme Rastafari
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Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah religiousTradition Rastafari
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Elect of God hasContext Rastafari movement
Elect of God usedBy Rastafarians
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Solomonic dynasty recognizedBy Rastafari movement
Jah religion Rastafari
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Jah associatedMovement Rastafari movement
Bob Marley religion Rastafari movement
subject linked to: Marley
Get Up, Stand Up movementAssociatedWith Rastafari movement
Rastaman Vibration mainSubject Rastafari
linked to: Rastafari movement