Holy Zion A Study of Ethiopianism in Rastafarianism with a Focus on the Concept Of Ethiopia as Zion

St. Zion opened his eyes to the concept of Ethiopia in Ethiopia and opened his eyes to see if you are satisfied with your life. We know where we are going; we know where we are leaving Babylon, we are going to go to my home country (Marley "Exodus" 5). In 1977, the lyrics of Bob Marley reflected the ideology of rastafarism as defined in "New Religious Dictionary", "Dynamic Movement since the 1930s ...". In a man without poor land inspired by Marcus Garvey's return to Africa, Ras Tafari joined "Rastafarian" as the emperor of Ethiopia.

One of Rastafarian's main religious beliefs is that the Christian Bible describes the history of African race (Waters, 1985). For rasta, Ethiopia is the land promised by the Bible, "the city of David" is called Zion (Sam 2: 5: 7). In Zion's prophecy, Rastas returns to Zion, leaves behind a depressed, materialistic Western world (Babylon) where they will gain heavenly life, unity, peace and the freedom of the earth. to place. However, as with many spiritual movements of the late stage of modern times, rastafariism does not emphasize doctrine. The church is attending and becoming a member of the congregation. It focuses on the individual's direct God experience (Jah) as "positive oscillation" that allows him or her to live in harmony with nature (Bone, 2014). The raster has some important sacraments and religious ceremonies to accomplish this direct experience.

The key to understanding the theology of rastafaria is their interpretation of Babylon and Zion. In the Bible, the ancient city Babylon is the main oppressor of the people of God, Zion is the promised land that lived after being freed from oppression. Rastafarian literally extended the notion of Babylon to the whole system of oppression and control. They believe that the spirit of Babylon exists as a suppression force in modern political and economic institutions and institutions in the West, especially Jamaica (Murrell, 25). On the other hand, Zion represents the freedom to remove the Babylonian system. For rasta, Ethiopia is the land where they promised to come back someday. When Babylon collapses, the existing regime will reverse and Ethiopia will treat her as the legal status of the controlling country.

Many of the symbols of Rastafarian are derived from the interpretation of the ideals of the Bible and Ethiopia as the promised land of Zion. The most striking thing is that you can easily identify long locked locks (Waters, 48). This tradition comes from Nazar's law which banned haircuts, the tribal warriors of Ethiopia and the style of priests, and the symbol of the mane of Lion. These keys can also be used as a mysterious connection or "spiritual antenna" for connecting rasters to God and its mysterious power, the "earth" inherent in the universe (Murrell, 32) . Other symbols are the symbols of Ethiopia including the color of the country (red, green, gold) and the lion appearing at the national flag of that country. Ceremonial smoking by Gangja also plays an important role in the life of rastafaria. This "sacred medicine" is highly appreciated for its physical, psychological, and therapeutic abilities (Murrell, 354). Language is also an important raster symbol