The Rastafarian culture began with a movement known as the Rastafari Movement. It arose in Jamaica in the 1930s by a man named Leonard Howell. The movement was the response to the oppression of Black people throughout the world, which was influenced by the termination of slavery in the 1834. (Robbins et al., 2014) Members of the Rastafarian culture wanted to be in power of the white Caucasians and be seen as superior to them. In a way they want to get back at the White populaces that have enslaved them. African heritage and biblical themes greatly influenced the movement as well.
The name Rastafari, emerged from a man named Ras Tafari who became the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930, he then adopted Haile Selassie I has his regnal name. The Rastafarians saw him as a their God or a Messiah of God. (Barnett, 2012) The title they use for God is Jah, which is short for Jehovah, since their religion is based on the Christian and the Jewish religion. (Pollard, 2000) They did not follow the Christian Bible completely and changed everything they thought was a lie written by the white supremacists so that they were seen as the superior race. (Robbins et al., 2014). Ethiopia has been an important country for them since that is what they saw in heaven on Earth and where they were living …show more content…
They prefer not to wear uniforms, ties and shave, so one type of job you will never see them having is law enforcement. Work for them is another way of self-expression that’s why some common jobs are musicians, farmers, tailors, fisheries and masonries. They want to be able to do things without the use of money, that is why their methods of payment include exchange of materials and services. And if someone does something nice as the good will that is payment itself. (Barnett,
The name Rastafari, emerged from a man named Ras Tafari who became the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930, he then adopted Haile Selassie I has his regnal name. The Rastafarians saw him as a their God or a Messiah of God. (Barnett, 2012) The title they use for God is Jah, which is short for Jehovah, since their religion is based on the Christian and the Jewish religion. (Pollard, 2000) They did not follow the Christian Bible completely and changed everything they thought was a lie written by the white supremacists so that they were seen as the superior race. (Robbins et al., 2014). Ethiopia has been an important country for them since that is what they saw in heaven on Earth and where they were living …show more content…
They prefer not to wear uniforms, ties and shave, so one type of job you will never see them having is law enforcement. Work for them is another way of self-expression that’s why some common jobs are musicians, farmers, tailors, fisheries and masonries. They want to be able to do things without the use of money, that is why their methods of payment include exchange of materials and services. And if someone does something nice as the good will that is payment itself. (Barnett,