Based on your readings and your family background, I want you to think about this question. What role did colonialism play in shaping the various religious identities of the Caribbean? 2-3 paragraphs
source 1 -https://youtu.be/haApIX9rqts
source 2- Rastafarian beliefs Rastafarian beliefs
There is no formal Rastafari creed and there are slight differences in the views of different groups.
The most definitive list is found in the 1977 book The Rastafarians, The Dreadlocks of Jamaica by scholar Leonard Barrett who lists what he regards as the six basic principles of Rastafari. He developed the list by attending public meetings and through anthropological research into the movement.
Haile Selassie I is the Living God
The Black person is the reincarnation of ancient Israel, who, at the hand of the White person, has been in exile in Jamaica
The White person is inferior to the Black person
Jamaica is hell; Ethiopia is heaven
The Invincible Emperor of Ethiopia is now arranging for expatriated persons of African origin to return to Ethiopia
In the near future, Blacks shall rule the world
But Leonard Barrett’s list is itself about thirty years old and so many of the beliefs above may no longer have the same significance to modern Rastafarians. This is especially true since the spread of the movement to the West has led to the emergence of White Rastafarians.
Early beliefs
The basic tenets of early Rastafari, according to preacher Leonard Howell, included some very strong statements about racial issues, as might be expected in the religion of an oppressed people living in exile:
Hatred of Whites
Superiority of Blacks
Blacks are God’s chosen people
Blacks will soon rule the world
Revenge on Whites for their wickedness
Whites will become the servants of Blacks
The negation, persecution, and humiliation of the government and legal bodies of Jamaica Repatriation: Haile Selassie will lead Blacks back to Africa
Acknowledging Emperor Haile Selassie as God, and the ruler of Black people
