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
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.
The Abrahamic religions are a set of monotheistic religions that respect or admire the religious figure Abraham as a patriarch and/or as a prophet, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as s
Rastafari
…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…
A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. This Bible was transcribed in Belgium in 1407 for reading aloud in a monastery.
The Quran is the holy book of Islam forming the basis for the religion
Preparing for a Jewish ritual circumcision.
The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1877)