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RASTA [3 records]

Record 1 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Social Movements
CONT

[In the United Kingdom,] Rastafarianism is a philosophical belief protected by the religious discrimination regulations. ... Employers will need to consider days off for Rastafarian festivals and whether and how to accommodate the practice of wearing hair in dreadlocks in appearance codes.

Key term(s)
  • Ras Tafari

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie et religion
  • Mouvements sociaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Political Science
  • Social Movements
DEF

A religious and political movement originating in Jamaica in the 1930s that bases its doctrine on selections from the Bible and regards Ethiopia as the Promised Land ..., with many members advocating nonviolence and rejecting materialism.

Key term(s)
  • Ras Tafari

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie et religion
  • Sciences politiques
  • Mouvements sociaux
DEF

Mouvement religieux et politique né en Jamaïque dans les années 1930 [...] et adopté par de nombreux groupes dans le monde entier [...]

OBS

[...] le rastafarisme mêle des éléments du protestantisme, du mysticisme et du panafricanisme.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Political Science
  • Social Movements
Key term(s)
  • Ras Tafari

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie et religion
  • Sciences politiques
  • Mouvements sociaux
DEF

Adepte d'un mouvement religieux et culturel jamaïcain qui prône un retour à la culture africaine et privilégie la musique reggae.

Spanish

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