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As a result, Rastas prefer the term Rastafari as opposed to Rastafarian or Rastafarianism to describe the movement. Rastas hate "isms" and "ians" because of the value they place on all individuals. Many Rastas see Halie Selassie I - the longest serving emperor of Ethiopia, who died in the 1970s - as a Christ-like figure.Įxperts point to a wide diversity in the faith but say there are six key groups of Rastas, called mansions, that would be similar to denominations in other faiths. Rastas believe in God and use the term Jah, shorthand for Jehovah, a name for God that is common in the Jewish scriptures. "So you can emancipate yourself from that and recognize the divine within you, your real value."ĬNN’s Belief Blog: The faith angles behind the biggest stories "The line, 'emancipate yourself from mental slavery,' - if someone can convince you that you are inferior, then they have really oppressed you," Salter said. Salter points to Bob Marley's "Redemption Song," as a key to understanding that point. He says Jamaicans oppressed by colonial overlords saw the new faith as a means of liberation.Ī key belief for Rastas is the notion of death to all white and black oppressors the religion embodies a theological push for equality on all levels. Nathaniel Murrell, a religion professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, said the movement Rastafari grows out of the Judeo-Christian tradition and out of the colonial experience. "Sometimes that return is a return in body, actually going back to Ethiopia, and sometimes it's more of a spiritual return." focuses on the return to Africa of its members," says Richard Salter, a religious studies scholar from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York who studies the movement. The Rastafari movement began in Jamaica in 1930 and quickly spread. So what exactly is Rastafari? Here are some basic questions and answers: It debuts at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Snoop Lion has a new single, "La la la," and a documentary "Reincarnated," which follows his recent trip to Jamaica and chronicles his conversion experience. "From that moment on," Snoop said, "it's like I had started to understand why I was there." "I didn't know that until I went to the temple, where the high priest asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.' And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. "I want to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion," he said at a Monday press conference. Snoop Dogg wants to be called Snoop Lion and instead of rapping on his latest album now he'll be singing reggae. (CNN) - Rapper Snoop Dogg announced Monday that he's burying his name and old career, all because of a religious experience with Rastafari, an Afrocentric religion with origins in Jamaica. Snoop will be there too, signing autographs and taking photos.By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor The adidas Snoop Lion shoes cost $120 and they will be available exclusively at Undefeated's La Brea store in Los Angeles, California, from 10am - 12pm on Friday, June 27th.
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Here are some photos of the new adidas Snoop Lion shoe: "The cleats are not only made for top performance, but specially designed by me - so get ready to be suited and booted, dipped and whipped like me." This is what Snoop had to say about the new shoe: The shoe also has a lion tooth grill lace jewel, modeled after one of the rapper's chains. The shoe is the adizero 5-Star model, mostly white in color with a red lion illustration on the heel and the Snoop Lion signature across the tongue. The sports equipment manufacturer adidas and the famous rapper Snoop Dogg unveiled a new, limited edition, Snoop Lion football shoe, featuring gold cleat tips and a roaring lion print. Adidas and Snoop Lion Limited Edition Football Cleats