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I need a APA paper in footnote The Rastafarian movement in south Africa: Away of life? Why was it important? What makes Rastafarianism worth studying ? This paper argues that Rastafarianism is considered a religion, but in actually is it way of life that offered freedom from slavery exploitation and oppression of people of African origin. It can be argued to be a religion, as it meets specific criteria of religion. Social Movements Cultural Movement Political Movement

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The Rastafarian movement in south Africa: Away of life

1- Why was it important? What makes Rastafarianism worth studying ?

The Rastafarian movement was inititaed by a Rastafari in jamaica in the 1930's.this movement started as movement of religion but as the time went it transformed more than a religion.this movement started to challenege social,political & economical orders.

the main aim of this movement was to release black people from the opperession & slavery from the american people.those black people found themeselves in different foreign country without any culture or religion & forced to serve white people.

this Rastafarian movement is worth studying is because-

• it shows the origin of new culture & religion out of slavery & oppression of african origin people.
• it helps to study how a movement affects the lives of other areas which were also suffering the slavery & oppression.
• it helps how a person called Haile Selassie became thier god & king of  Ethiopia.
• it helps how this religious movement turned into political,economical & social movement.

arguement for  Rastafarianism as religion or Social Movements Cultural Movement Political Movement-

above we see that this movement was started in  Caribbean island of Jamaica in 1930 as to provide freedom of life to black people suffering the slavery.

this movement started as religious movement when Haile Selassie became the black king & crowned as god of Ethiopia.which coincide with prophecy of Marcus Garvey that "black people should look to africa when a black king will rise " which considered as bible statement & its religious origin started & black people started to follow thier king & opposed the slavery.this movement did not stay in jamaica but also spread to other places where black people were in same condition & then this movement become new religion for them.

under this Rastafarianism following act were religious rights-

• official day of worship for all houses should be on the first saturday of every month.
• marijuana considered as holy herb in this movement should be used in holy sessions.
• person under 18 is not allowed to  smoke ganja.
• All members must be married who live with the queen.
• . No fornication is allowed etc.

Rastafarianism as  Social Movements Cultural Movement Political Movement-

when this movement started to spread other places then this movement got supporters all over the places & affected the economical,social & political orders & became a movement of social,political & cultural.this raise a question on Rastafarianism as religion or Social Movements Cultural Movement Political Movement or both ?

coclusion-

the topic of Rastafarianism is very long & descriptive but according to me, Rastafarianism can be considered as religion as it holds many points which makes any religion & also economical,political & cultural orders can not disqualify Rastafarianism as religion.

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