Wara's Beliefs In Rastafari

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According to Tracy Nicholas (1978) in the book entitled Rastafari: a way of life, Rasta’s has six main beliefs. They are as follows:
1. Haile Selassie is the living God
2. The black person, at the hand of the white person, has been in exile in Jamaica.
3. The white person is inferior to the black person.
4. Jamaica is hell and Ethiopia is heaven.
5. The emperor of Ethiopia is arranging for expatriated persons of African origin to return to Ethiopia
6. In the future, black people will rule the world

Based on literature it is evident that modern day Rasta’s beliefs are similar to Christianity and Judaism, for example Rasta’s beliefs in Monotheism and the Trinity and that God, (Jah) sent his son Jesus to Earth to die for the sin of mankind …show more content…

Rasta’s believe that they are Israelites and that the white persons have been persecuting them as a form of punishment. They believe in the days of slavery they were removed from Ethiopia and brought to Jamaica, but they believe that one day they will be returned to Ethiopia. They believe that they are the true Israelites, the fact that they adhere to the laws in the Old Testament. No sharp materials is to be used to damage man as was said in Leviticus 21:5 “They shall not make baldness upon their heads, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cutting in their flesh.” They still adhere to the ancient laws of Ethiopia and they also condemn hate, jealousy, envy, deceit, craftiness and treachery.
The whites are inferior to the blacks. The Rastafari movement was started solely for the purpose of resisting white racism, imperialism and colonialism. That was not to say that only Black, Brown or oppressed people could be Rastas. The Nyabinghi motto is “Death to Black and white oppressors”. Therefore the main tenet of being a Rasta is that you must be anti-oppression and it was not based on the shade of your skin. The nation emerged largely from Marcus Garvey’s theories and ideas in the early development of

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