Ras (title)
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Ras, is a noble title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. It is one of the powerful non-imperial titles. Pronounced rəʾs in Geʽez, historian Harold G. Marcus equates the Ras title to a duke; others ha
Makonnen Wolde Mikael, known simply as Ras Makonnen, and his followers of the Ethiopian nobility
Rastafari
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Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central auth
Ras (title)
…Ras of Hegra (attested 356 CE), title known from a late Nabataean inscription as ryš ḥgrʾ (“chief of Hegra”) The term "Rastafari" derives from "Ras Tafari Makonnen", the pre-regnal title of Haile Selassie. Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles…
Two Rastafarians in Zeerust, South Africa; they are wearing and selling items that display their commitment to the religion
The Liberty Bell Temple, a Rasta place of worship in Los Angeles
Rastafari graffiti, depicting Haile Selassie, on a building in Uruguay
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia between 1930 and 1974. He is of central importance to Rastas, many of whom regard him as the Second Coming of Jesus and thus God incarnate in human form.