Concepts
The Rastafari term used to describe the corrupt, oppressive Western world.
What is Babylon?
Traditional Rastafari hairstyle that's said to be the "antennae" to the spiritual world.
What are dreadlocks?
Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-1974. Rastafari hold him as God incarnate and the messiah.
Who is Haile Selassie?
Practices meant to cultivate and strengthen one's personal connection with Jah.
What is livity?
Rastafari say this to emphasize the divinity of Jah that exists within them.
What is 'I and I'?
Rastafari name for God.
What is Jah?
Rastafari diet that emphasizes natural, unaltered food.
What is ital?
Rastafari symbol that represents Emperor Haile Selassie I as well as being a symbol of strength, kingship, pride and African sovereignty.
What is the Lion of Judah?
A migration movement advocated by some radical Black activists, famously Marcus Garvey.
What is "Back-to-Africa"?
'The first Rasta,' known for establishing the Pinnacle settlement in 1940.
Who is Leonard Howell?
Rastafari see themselves as either comparable to, descendants of, or incarnations of this group of ancient people.
Who are the Israelites?
A utopian place of peace and freedom, which many believe can be achieved via return to Ethiopia.
What is Zion?
At the end of the world, followers of Rastafari will be rewarded with eternal life in a process known as......
What is salvation?
Process that began in the 19th century of Black churches breaking off and establishing themselves independently from their white-led formal organizations.
What is Ethiopianism?
Haile Selassie's birth name.
What is Tafari Makonnen?