Relationship With Religion And Music

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Term Paper Title	Relationship With Religion And Music
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Relationship with Religion and Music
     One of the most talked about religion is the Rastafarian religion.  If you don't know about the religion I will give you the definition and the rules and regulation that you must follow as a Rastafarian.   In this paper I will try to explain why some religion is so closely related to music.
Rastafarianism is a politico-religious movement among elements of the black population of Jamaica and several other countries.  The followers of this religion do not believe in God, instead they worship and praise Haile Selassie, the former emperor of Ethiopia.  The word Rastafarian was originated from his name Ras (Prince) Tafari.   They believe that the Ethiopian emperor is a divine being, the Messiah, leader and the champion of the black race.  Some
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Rastafarians believe that blacks are the Israelites reincarnated and have been subjected to the evil and inferior white race in divine punishment for their sins.  Rastafarians believes that they will eventually be redeemed by repatriation to Africa, their true home and heaven.
The various groups that make up the Rastafarians rejected Jamaican-European-oriented culture and Christianity revivalist religion and develop their own identity while awaiting the exodus.  Since the early 1950's the Rastafarian movement has grown in numbers and complexity.  The identification with the Africa remained, but the repatriation concept received less emphasis and the Rastafarians mysticism supported by the Old Testament and incorporating African forms.
The lifestyles of Rastafarians are very different from other religions over the world.  Rastafarians dietary is mainly vegetarianism.  Their hair must be worn as uncombed locks and dreads.  The most important part of the religion is the smoking of ganja (marijuana).   The reason why the smoking of ganja is so important to the religion is because; it is used for meditation and also to keep the body pure.   They believe that everything they eat or use must be all-natural.
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Even though the Rastafarian religion as been around since 1953 a lot of people didn't know about it.  Some people did not know the requirements of this religion until the 1970s and 1980s.  The person who helped to spread the word about the religion was Robert Nester Marley also known as Bob Marley.  Bob Marley was born in St. Ann, Jamaica and he was born under a Christian religion. In 1961 he started is own group that was called The Rudeboys.  This same group later...

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