Who are the Rastafarians?
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2020
- Who exactly are the Rastafarians? Who are the Rastafarians, and how is their culture connected to that of Jamaica, the Caribbean and the African diaspora and people? Although small in number, the Rastafarian adherents have become having significant indeed, with their practices and lifestyle becoming synonymous with Jamaican culture in the eyes of many Americans and Westerners, but this is far from the truth.
In today's video we will be discussing the interesting history of the Rastafarian movement and religion, it's connection to reggae, Bob Marley and Ethiopia, and what it has evolved to in the present day. These videos are 100% for educational and entertainment purposes, not to disparage or promote any one religion or people. Thanks for watching!
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www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religi...
www.history.com/topics/religi...
www.britannica.com/topic/Rast...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...
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It's amazing how 1% of the population is now the symbol of the whole country
So true. Growing up, I thought Rastafarianism was the dominant/main religion in Jamaica, only to find out later that they make up only 1% of the entire population of Jamaica. Goes to show you the profound influence that Rastafarianism, Bob Marley, and Reggae music had on not just Jamaica, but the entire world, especially during the 1960's and 70's
Just like how a few Gypsies in Spain have music everyone else thinks of as representing Spain as a whole. :-)
@@RICO_SUAVE_86_ indeed
@@flamencoprof Wow i didn't know that either
@@flamencoprof i thought the traditional stereotypical view was that gypsies were from bulgaria or romania, not Spain
To be clear, not all Rastaman believe that Selassie is GOD. Some believe that he was just a Prophet of the MOST HIGH.
1. What was Reuben calling........
2. What was Simeon calling.......
3.what was Levi calling........
4. What was Judah calling......
5. What was Issachar calling.....
6. What was Zebulun calling.....
7. What was Dan calling......
8. What was Gad calling......
9. What was Asher calling.....
10. What was Napthali calling....
11. What was Joseph calling......
12. What was Benjamin calling......
Each tribe has a specific calling from GOD.....calling such as sonship....watchman...and high priest. .
One correction: Ethiopian Orthodox Church is not part of Eastern Orthodoxy, it is part of Oriental Orthodox community. Because Eastern Christianity is divided in three branches: Eastern Orthodoxy (Serbian, Russian, Greek, Bulgarian etc.), Oriental Orthodoxy (Ethiopians, Copts etc.) and Eastern Catholics. However, most of Eastern Orthodox believers view Oriental Orthodox believers as their brothers and sisters (and vice versa), and dont see any difference.
The last sentence is actually a specific heresy called ecumenism in the Orthodox Church. We see a brotherhood with them in that they’re fellow Christians but we have been split since the 5th century and are NOT in communion with them. This means we are closer “brothers” to Catholics than them, and even with Catholics most would say that’s a pretty big split.
This is a common misconception and this is what I thought when I converted to orthodoxy
There are multiple oriental orthodox churches and from what I understand they don’t make a cohesive group. Where Russians, Antiochians, and Greeks are all in communion, I think the Eritreans, Armenians, Malankara are actually out of communion from the Assyrians. From what I understand the bond between the former group is fairly loose.
this chalcedonian-myaphysite thing is overexaggerated, and mostly by Orthodoxes who are from outside the middle east.
the greek and coptic churches of Alexandria are pretty much in communion nowadays for instance
the "Christology divide" is a foreign concept, and worthless if compared to centuries of shared monastic tradition, with us the "Orientals" share common beliefs of the Monarchy of The Father, Uncreated Divine Energies and a genuine Theosis, all more important than the supposed chalcedonianism of the L*tins
Thadeus Gaspar its not over exaggerated, Coptic Christians will claim we’re in communion but we are not. Not only do they have a major theological difference, they also have a prideful church who refuses to admit any wrong, says it’s due to “language differences”, and continue venerating their heretical saints. Nothing personal, I’m fascinated by Coptic Christians in many ways.
Thadeus Gaspar Monasteries and any non ecumenist progressive church will not give orientals communion. You can say we’re similar but that says all it needs to say. Roosh V is Armenian Orthodox and got rejected at St Anthony’s, easy to find on UA-cam “Babylon road 15”
>learns about how Ethiopia adopted Christianity
>decides to make a new religion instead of adopting Ethiopian orthodoxy
@Sonny I'd love to know how they carved those stone churches in Lalibela.
Sonny armenia first christian then ethiopia second christian
@Sonny I've seen pictures, incredible. One of my roomates in university was the son of Ethiopian immigrants and he opened my eyes to a lot of history they don't teach you in school.
Sonny interesting
@@RPM1776 Georgia (the Caucasian, not US, one) was also among the first, as were the Assyrians.
As a Jamaican I say this was well researched and accurate. Well done.
I'm sorry bro, it lacks of information. The people in Ethiopia know it. Just saying
@@rakification I think the aim of the video is to distguish who they are as a people rather than to explain the whole religion, if that's what you're implying
@@darynbrown7001 I agree that the video was made in a good manner. The mistakes are not really made by the video maker, but if he had known more about the background of Ethiopians history, he could have mentioned it, that the religion is based on a purposeful wrong history narrative from Ethiopian governments for at least 200 years. The result is, that people who are interested in the Rastafarian religion, get immediately a total wrong view of Ethiopian history, which is very hurtful for Ethiopians and Eritreans
@@rakification Interesting, what is this narrative?
@@darynbrown7001 You know the CIA help create this group to keep Jacob in confusion.
Thanks for the Video,My Father is a Rastafarian from Jamaica.I was waiting for this to release👍
Masaman, thank you for a very informative video, the pictures that you use are incredible to see, specially the very old photos.
Thank you for making a video on this subject! One I've done some research on and the history is fascinating.
I'm about to take a few bong hits then watch!
Please keep coming out with videos.
No more six month hiatus.
Bob's dad Norval Marley, was not British, he was a white Jamaican from Clarendon ,his ancestry was British. The Marley family still resides in Jamaica. Like Bob, many of the Marley's are racially mixed even during the time of Bob.
Any Fellow Jamaicans here?
Only half of you count that
You produce such quality videos!
Great video again Masa!
Yo man ! That was very well researched. I enjoyed this very much . Thank you .
Didn’t know that 25% of Jamaicans were non-religious. Surprising factoid. Cool video. Your channel content is always fascinating.
I am Jamaican and I find that hard to believe. Most Jamaicans are deeply religious and atheism is practically shunned upon. The non-religious demographic definition is ambiguous. It merely means the absence of believing in a religion, there are many Jamaicans who do not believe in the Bible and Christianity but at the same time believing in God and parts of the Bible (if that makes sense). Non-religious is not synonymous to atheism.
I don't believe that. At all. Even if they're not they were baptized Protestant.
Jaimaica has more churches per square foot then anywhere in world
Glad to see this. My pop Rastafarian Practitioner living in California. It is 13 of us. He has a revolutionary Story. He is 70s in better health than anyone I know.
This would explain why I went to an Ethiopian restaurant and could've sworn the owners were into Rastafarianism based on some of the art and graphics on the walls
lol
Come on man😂
I’ve waited for this episode for a long time
Christianity is dated in Ethiopia to Saint Philip the Deacon and to Saint Matthew the Apostle ! they were Christian at the very beginning of The Church !
True one of the first Christian brothers
the ethiopians don't consider themselves black too
@@miguelmejia4656 Horn africans in general share ancestry with neighboring middle eastern/semitic peoples.
WE ARE ALL VARIATIONS OF ONE RACE !
@Sonny That's not correct. "Arab" mix is not huge and aside of that, if you take the Amharic, Tigray and Eritrean Tigrigna and Tigre People you See genetics, which contains roundabout 40-48% subsaharian dna, 20% northern african dna and 30% dna from a 3000 years old admixture with Israel/Palestine migrants. This was found in studies from Luca Pagani 2012, with the first inner Ethiopian genetic studies ever made. So the theory, that Eritrans and Northern Ethiopians had mixed with Arabs or Jemenites are dismissed, but for instance Somalians at indeed mixed with Jemenites Arabs due the Islamic kingdoms over a millennium. So, th horn of Africa is very heterogene and claims about "Horners" doesn't make sense.
Awesome video. You should do one on history of Haiti.
Make one about the Tajiks and Pashtons and their Scythian and Sogdian ancestors ❤️
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lol how hilarious
Modu Chanyu lol what
Great video. I too also visited the Bob Marley Museum (which was his house that he lived and recorded in) in Kingston. I wish there was a little discussion about ital cuisine, Rastafarian vegetarian food.
Do a video on Santería. I'm a decendant of catholic cuban immagrants in Miami, but there are a lot of what we call Santeros (practitioners of Santería), and the origins and beliefs of them have always interested me, as it is a unique religion of african gods with roman catholicism mixed in. Great Video!
Good video but one mistake you made was saying Bob Marley's father was a White British man. Norval Marley was not British, he was a white Jamaican from Clarendon Parish with ancestral roots in Great Britain as well according to some sources Syrian Jews through his mother Ellen Bloomfield
The other trad African religion I'd like to hear about would be Ethiopian Orthodoxy.
Very cool!
Canada - Well done ! Your comparison with 'Burned-over' religious revivals and religious movements(Mormons) is on point. Marley added a anti-modernism philosophical bent to the movement which spread throughout the Caribbean. And he expanded the belief's Pan-africanism to include the post-colonial struggle of sub-Saharan Africa. As a Jamaican, I give you props on your research.
A Colonial reflection conceptually.
Oh are ya gonna do one of voodoo?! I would like to know how it was in Haiti's history and how the Western world turned it into a pop cultural archetype (Zombies).
Voodoo, Obeah, Santeria and Hoodoo have had great influence on many in the western hemisphere; not withstanding the the fact that there were laws put in place to criminalise the practice of these faiths among those most likely to practice them.
Not to mention similar belief systems in West Africa from which Vodou (a preferable spelling over Voodoo) descends. The book "Mama Lola" is a good start to learn more about this whole thing.
I seldom comment but Masaman deserves full credits for this video. Precise and insightful and logical.
From the Southern Horn of Africa-
We send Our appreciation
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#liked & #subscribed
you speak so well
It's amazing how they had such a huge influence on Jamaica despite being such a tiny percent of the population
I'd so love to go to Jamaica and all through the West Indian region. It looks beautiful 💪💪👍👍
as a man of jamaican decent. this is the video ive been waiting for. i dont actually know too much about them. so when people ask atleast ill have something to say now!
Here is a video
Hindu influence on early rastafarian
ua-cam.com/video/mMJhomjTpkw/v-deo.html
The Jamaican census may be wrong, because there might be Rastafarians who identify themselves as irreligious when asked by the census
4 Rastafarians tought the "dislike" button means "Dis i like"
My coworker/ mentor that I used work w/for 20yrs is originally from Jamaica elder Rasta. He's about 6ft & his locks are longer than his body,he wraps them around his head & wears a tam. My favorite word I'd get him to say was Car,if you know a Jamaican than you know. Over the 20yrs he did his best to influence me in a positive way,about not eating food bad for you & playing music. We were like the odd couple me a punk rock sk8r surfer that ate meat. He called me a ragamuffin. I always thought it was funny that we both were from tropical climates & dominated the freezer at the health food grocery cooperative we worked for. I think 1 of the reasons we worked together so well was our work ethic,he most definitely made sure I never developed a habit for calling in sick. We were pretty much family.
Emperor Haile Salassie visited Jamaica on the 20th April. That's the reason why 420 is informally celebrated as Marijuana Day
Hi Masaman, I always find your content very interesting. However I think this video is missing some key information about cultural influences. No mention here in link between Asian Indians Hinduism and influences on Rastafarianism. Rastafarians use the Sanskrit word Ganga for Cannabis which was brought to Jaimaca by people from India. Some Shaivites have dreadlocks and smoke cannabis as part of their religion. I wonder in what context this cross cultural pollination occurred?
Yea east indian sikh had help create part of the religion
Lol ras-tefrai meaning emperor tefere whih is name of hilesilase!! The dreadlocks started as protests in support by Ethiopian pirates!! That's where jamaicans took it from! Ethiopia is mostly orthodox and all Ziggy Marley children are baptized in Ethiopia orthodox church!
@@afromestizoking237 followed not create! Jamaicans started it!
It isn’t documented that’s the problem. How can one establish this link when Rastafarian didn’t develop until the 19th century and those rituals were added at a later date
Well researched!!
I must add that many people in the culture and entertainment industries wear the Rasta hair style called "dread locks" but are not really interested in the actual religion. So in Jamaica we have Rasta's and natty dreads who look and dress alike.
In Amsterdam i saw that quite a few coffee shops had the Ethiopian flag, now I know why
Haile Selassie ( pronounced ' Hi-lee C-lass-ie ) was an extremely intelligent and elegant and courageous man , AND A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN ALL OF HIS LIFE !
@Ario troll.
@Ario Pale face devil
@Ario Did you speak to the Emperor yourself to draw this conclusion?
You worship a bloodthirsty tyrant
@Ario I seriously doubt he would have set aside land in Ethiopia for them if he thought they were the imbeciles you said they are. And by the way the emperor was one of the founding members of the OAS (Organisation Of African States). One of the goals of the OAS was to create a United States Of Africa (at least that's what Kwame Nkrumah called it). So I didn't think the emperor thought black people were idiots either.
Rastafarianism was first introduced to New Zealand with reggae music in the mid-1970s. It became better-known after tours of New Zealand in 1979 by Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley and black British theatre group Keskidee Aroha. Several local Rastafarian reggae bands were formed, mainly with Māori and other Polynesian members from Porirua, near Wellington, and Ponsonby, Auckland. A global Rastafari organisation, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, formed a New Zealand chapter in the mid-1980s. Rastafarianism became especially influential around Ruatōria on the East Coast, where young Māori combined Rastafarian beliefs with the local Ringatū faith.
On Mahia Peninsula, many white New Zealanders have had their first, and very positive encounter, with Maoi Rastafarians.
Much admired Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos was New Zealand’s best-known Rastafarian until he retired from Parliament in 2008. In 2011 the first National Gathering of Rastafari was held in Wainuiomata, Wellington.
In 2013 New Zealand Rastafarians adherents numbered about 1,900. Others, identifying in some lesser way, culturally at least, are estimated at an additional 5,500.
Rastafarian’s are more like philosophical wandering ecstatic holy men like the Sadhu of India. No here is the thing Jamaica had a sizeable Indian immigrants brought over by the British. Now if you look at some key elements of Indian Sadhu i.e. dreadlocks, smoking of marijuana or ganja which is the Indian word for it, vegetarianism and the eschewing of personal wealth, I am sure there was a transfer of ideas influencing the development of Rastafarianism
well explained
Good video. I am RasTafari. I embraced the mystic revelation 39 years ago. Many are called and chosen are few. Selamena Fiqir (Peace and Love)
1. What was Reuben calling........
2. What was Simeon calling.......
3.what was Levi calling........
4. What was Judah calling......
5. What was Issachar calling.....
6. What was Zebulun calling.....
7. What was Dan calling......
8. What was Gad calling......
9. What was Asher calling.....
10. What was Napthali calling....
11. What was Joseph calling......
12. What was Benjamin calling......
Each tribe has a specific calling from GOD.....calling such as sonship....watchman...and high priest. .
fascinating again
Make a video on the Ancient North Eurasians.
Hey massaman i have an awesome video idea for you: the Samaritans
Everyone needs to watch your videos. We need to understand each other not gripe about our differences and start a war over em
Also your voice and vocabulary excITE ME
What is the map at 3:38 and where can I find it?
I've been to Jamaica and don't think I encountered any Rastafarians. I think I may have encountered one in St. Lucia. I didn't ask.
In terms of traditional African religions, traditional Yoruba religion as well as Benin/Togo animism would be interesting. Especially since I know people in both regions (Lagos and Lome).
I AM BLESSED EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY
Can you do the Moors, and what happen to them?
He made a video ua-cam.com/video/whhMgjIixMQ/v-deo.html
Do a video on the Pastafarians next
Marajuana is legal there in small amounts
I was there in 2017 it’s everywhere and they have some cool dispensaries too. I went to Bob Marley’s house and it was literally weed wonderland.
Abiana C Yea. I bought some at Bob’s house right in front of a cop.
@@JohnSmith-rk6jy fun place right?!
Abiana C loved Jamaica’s history, culture, people and environment. Besides the music and Ganga.
Have you done a video on Mandaeanism?
Do Santería next! 🇨🇺
Actually you are wrong about Halie Selassie not being concerned about Africans in the African diaspora. Not only was he a pan africanist He sent Abina Yeshaq Mandefro to the carribbean and america because he was concerned about us in the diaspora and was upset about blacks in the diaspora thinking christianity as a "white mans religion " because that was foreign to him . Because of this many of us in the diaspora are Ethiopian tewadhedo orthodox today. Also there are some rastas that are also tewahedo - there are "many mansions in rastafari so there are some that are tewahedo and some that are not. Some are bobo shanti, and others . Rasta tewahedo are orthodox Christian and dont believe that Hallie Selassie is God like most rasta . And also why would you day he didnt care about blacks in the diaspora when he set aside land for them? I'm actually not a rasta I'm a punk rocker who is tewahedo . But I have friends that are and plus I've researched this religion. And whether you dig it or not, Bob may have had white ancestry but many of us do we are all apart of the African diaspora. He totally identified as black
A nice follow-up vid would be on 12 tribe/bob ashanti/nyabinghi branches of rastafari.
8:09
Is the man on the far right albino?
Reminds me of 'Yellowman', an albino Jamaican reggae artist.
I AM BLESS EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY
My girlfriend's father is a Trinidadian Rasta in the UK & my uncle & his kids are Jamaican Rastas living in Shashemane Ethiopia
Please, a video on the Mande peoples of western Africa!
*Have you done a video on the Nation of Islam and/or related spiritual moments amongst Black Americans? I've been researching then for years in pieces. The NOI is one of the more mysterious in terms of concisely identifying an origin, but as a part of a general trend, they appear to have been the most successful of such movements which I think could be interesting even for non-Muslim viewers.
I didn't know that Rastafarians had to smoke weed. I thought it was just a stereotype
Some of them don't
Many dont
I give you a B plus for good effort but there are a few little errors here and there.
Bob's dad was from a Syrian Jewish family that went to Jamaica from Britain, but he was
born in Jamaica and was a white Jamaican, not a Brit.
Lord is that you?
@@amde_meskel The Lord's Spirit is in I but I am not the Lord.
May you be blessed in Jah RasTafari Haile Selassie I.
I AM BLESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE
You should do a video on the Shembe religion. It's a Christian based religion amongst Zulus that believe God came to South Africa as a man named Shembe.
FYI...Jamaica is a country that is known to have more churches per square mile than most countries despite its relatively small population. The dominant religion practiced is Christianity. For a long time upper class Jamaicans "looked down " on Rastafarians as they were mainly humble craftsmen.There has been significant change however.
You should do a video on Papua New Guinea or Timor Leste Masaman!!
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“One world, one heart. Let’s get together and feel alright” - B. Marley
J D cringe
@J D ~ It's "One Love! One Heart!" not 'One world, one heart'.
You are pronouncing Haile Selassie's name incorrectly.
Marijuana is now legal now albeit in small quantities and no recreational use in private
Where does he post his polls?
Ay man, am I da first?
Nyet
@@0d138 but I am the first to say first :D
@@obsrvdsplash115 oh your right.
Na jez nut
Most jamaicans interestingly that I know are christian, sometimes protestant or seventh day adventists. I mean I'm in london so it might be different in the states
Rastafarians had a huge influence on reggae music.
The Baye Fall an offshoot of the Mouride brotherhood in Senegal is also an interesting focus point for a Video. It's Islamic in faith and the adherents wear matted freeform Dreadlocks just like the Rastafarians.
I AM BLESS IN ALL PARTS OF LIFE
Masaman please make a video of Ethiopians
Hey Mason, Thanks for yet another cool and informative video. For you curiosity, look up the "Sack Cloth Rastas" of Cape Town, South Africa. They live in the mountains and adopt a very naturalistic and ascetic version of Rastafarianism.
Did you even mention Marcus Mosiah Garvey ? I think not.
You lost points for that !
gwan gwan
You could make a video on Kimbangism (from Congo)
True
Whats that?
WRT the headgear, as soon as I heard the name "Tam", something I already knew was triggered. Thanks Wikipedia: -
"A tam o' shanter (in the British military often abbreviated to ToS), or 'tammie' is a name given to the traditional Scottish bonnet worn by men. The name derives from Tam o' Shanter, the eponymous hero of the 1790 Robert Burns poem"
"The tam o' shanter is a flat bonnet, originally made of wool hand-knitted in one piece, stretched on a wooden disc to give the distinctive flat shape, and subsequently felted."
I may have missed it but I didn't hear anything about ther origins of the term rastafari or the fact that dreadlocks, vegetarianism and the ascetic smoking of ganja all come from the Indians that were brought there by the British. One love
I AM BLESS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE
am from ethiopia , and so pround
Proud
Jamaican here to read the stereotypical comments
Even here in South Africa you can often find Rastafarians.
Rasta in spirit for life!!!
You should have saved this episode for 420 :P
Could you make a video on
1(how east or central Asian are slavs,
2)How Celtic are people from iberian peninsula
And
3)what if all Greek lands were reunited
His dad wasn’t white British. His dad was a white Jamaican born in Clarendon Jamaica.
Bruhh... 🌴🌿🌳🌳
Just want to clarify, marijuana is medically legal in Jamaica federally. Anyone, even a non-citizen, can pay to become medically certified to be able to enter medical dispensaries and purchase product. If you want to see more, look up the Kaya dispensary. If I remember right it’s in runaway bay.
yes, marijuana should be legalized worldwide and ban cigarettes and alcohol
yea mon
Weeds is actually legal in Jamica????? And also the Rastas have a Hidi influence with in its divinity
I don't agree with this at all. Ethiopia did not accept Christianity in 333 AD. In 333 AD Ethiopia made Christianity as state religion. Christianity was in Ethiopia since the beginning of Christianity. For example look the book of Acts in the bible. The most correct history is Christianity was there in Ethiopia a long side with Judaism and when Christians got power they made it a state religion in 333.
Please cover the coneheads / elongated skull people.
You are joking, right??
@@zlinos139 no I'm not referring to that cheesy movie. Many of the pre-Incan Paracus mummies of Peru have naturally elongated skulls, with 3 times thicker cranial density, not the result of infant head binding, that also have natural red hair & DNA that doesn't match up with any modern haplogroup.
@@fortunekookimon4610 Crimean/black sea Dna according to Brien Foerster