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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > concepts in black studies > Rastafarianism
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Rastafarianism  

Definition

  • Rastafarianism or Rastafari is an Africa-centered religion in which the Emperor Haile Selassie (1892–1975) is revered as the black messiah. The religion draws its name from the emperor's precoronation name, Ras Tafara Makonnen. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Rastafarianism]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BBBHR0GN-F

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