The Jamaican Maroon were runaway slaves who fought the British in the 18th century. Throughout the long years of slavery Maroons established free communities in the mountainous interior of Jamaica, maintaining their freedom and independence for generations. The Maroons intermarried with the Amerindians natives, establishing independence in the back country and survived by subsistence farming and by raiding plantations. Over time, the Maroons came to control large areas of the Jamaican interior. To this day, the Maroons in Jamaica are to a large extent self-governing and separate from Jamaican culture.
The Rastafarian name comes from the crowned emperor of Ethiopia, Tafari Makkonnene but adopted the name of Haile Selassie (which means "Power of Trinity").
who was proclaimed to be a divine being and a champion of the black people. He is revered in the name of Rastafari by the Jamaican Rastafarian movement which is as a religious symbol. Original followers of Rastafarianism believe that all people of African origin should be repatriated to Ethiopia. According to http://everything2.com/title/Rastafarianism the Rastafarians decoded the Bible, freeing it from distortions crated by Christians colonialists. Ideals of Rastafarianism include adherence to non violence, no accumulation of personal material wealth, vegetarian, consuming food unpolluted by industrial chemicals, dressing in clothes made from natural fibres, daily Bible consultations. The growth of hair into dreadlocks embodies these principles by allowing the hair to assume a natural, unprocessed form. An optional part of Rastafarianism is the smoking of marijuana, believed to aid in interpreting decoding the Bible.
Some myths and misconceptions about Rastafarian are that it gives them an excuse to smoke marijuana, they are racist and anti-white http://melissa-interrupted.xanga.com/659166571/item/ states that is somewhat true in most cases.
As long as blacks remained outside of Africa, especially in the United States, they would continue to be afflicted by a "slave mentality" which would prevent them from achieving the true greatness which they deserve. Discrimination against Rastafarians, usually due to misunderstandings but sometimes due to outright prejudice, has always been a problem. From the very beginning Rastafarianism appealed mostly to the lower classes in Jamaica, and those in power viewed any revolutionary movement which organized the masses as a potential threat. Today, the discrimination tends to focus on the prejudice that Rastafarians are drug addicts and unfit for work. There have been cases where employers or the government have discriminated against Rastafarians, in particular with regards to the wearing of dreadlocks.
To learn more about Rastafarians: http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/jamaica/rasta.html
The Rastafarian name comes from the crowned emperor of Ethiopia, Tafari Makkonnene but adopted the name of Haile Selassie (which means "Power of Trinity").
who was proclaimed to be a divine being and a champion of the black people. He is revered in the name of Rastafari by the Jamaican Rastafarian movement which is as a religious symbol. Original followers of Rastafarianism believe that all people of African origin should be repatriated to Ethiopia. According to http://everything2.com/title/Rastafarianism the Rastafarians decoded the Bible, freeing it from distortions crated by Christians colonialists. Ideals of Rastafarianism include adherence to non violence, no accumulation of personal material wealth, vegetarian, consuming food unpolluted by industrial chemicals, dressing in clothes made from natural fibres, daily Bible consultations. The growth of hair into dreadlocks embodies these principles by allowing the hair to assume a natural, unprocessed form. An optional part of Rastafarianism is the smoking of marijuana, believed to aid in interpreting decoding the Bible.
Some myths and misconceptions about Rastafarian are that it gives them an excuse to smoke marijuana, they are racist and anti-white http://melissa-interrupted.xanga.com/659166571/item/ states that is somewhat true in most cases.
As long as blacks remained outside of Africa, especially in the United States, they would continue to be afflicted by a "slave mentality" which would prevent them from achieving the true greatness which they deserve. Discrimination against Rastafarians, usually due to misunderstandings but sometimes due to outright prejudice, has always been a problem. From the very beginning Rastafarianism appealed mostly to the lower classes in Jamaica, and those in power viewed any revolutionary movement which organized the masses as a potential threat. Today, the discrimination tends to focus on the prejudice that Rastafarians are drug addicts and unfit for work. There have been cases where employers or the government have discriminated against Rastafarians, in particular with regards to the wearing of dreadlocks.
To learn more about Rastafarians: http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/jamaica/rasta.html
Did you read of any examples of Rastafarian discrimination and is the discrimination a big issue for the people of the Rastafarian religion?
ReplyDeletehttp://atheism.about.com/b/2003/07/18/discrimination-against-rastafarians.htm
ReplyDeleteis an example of discrimination against Rastas even though Rastafarian derived from Jamaica it says that they are not really welcome there..the locals use the Rastafarian to woo tourist into their country.
An interesting read, I have always known bits about Rastafarianism but until now didn't know were it came from or who it involved. It also shocks me that I didn't know there was an Emperor from Ethiopia.
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