Tag: rastafari
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On Emperor Haile Sellassie I as the Living God
The doctrine that Ras Tafari known to the world as the Emperor Haile Sellassie I of Ethiopia, is the Living God, was developed by several persons independently. Of these Mr. Leonard P. Howell is genuinely regarded as being the first to preach the divinity of Ras Tafari in Kingston. Howell is said to have fought […]
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On industry, slackness and spirituality
Another influence was the growing backlash against “slackness” and “violence” music in certain circles. Hence the “banning” of Lady Saw from performing in Montego Bay proclaimed by that city’s Mayor after her notorious success at one of the music festivals there; or the decision by various members of the Jamaican Federation of Musicians to refuse to provide […]
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On eating with Christ
On Friday, March 16, 1934, Leonard Howell and Robert Hinds, founding evangelists of the Rastafari gospel, were in the fourth day of their trial for sedition in a Jamaican court. They were on trial because they promoted a message that threatened Jamaica’s colonial status quo: Black Jamaicans should transfer their loyalty from Britain’s King George […]
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Emperor wept
Found in chapter Visit by Emperor, from: Protest and Mysticisim: The Rastafari Cult of Jamaica Author: Sheila Kitzinger Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Autumn, 1969)
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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HAILE SELASSIE WENT TO JAMAICA?
What happened when Haile Selassie went to Jamaica? On April 21, 1966, Haile Selassie visited Jamaica. Remember, this was 36-years after his coronation and the enthusiasm of Rasta was undimmed. There was now a new generation of Rastas, many of whom still harboured the vision of an exodus. But by now, many had built an […]
OUT OF MANY PEOPLE COME DUB AND OUT OF DUB COME ONE PEOPLE 