Word: rastafari
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...confirmed by a medal from the U.N. and by the Jamaican Order of Merit, which he received in 1981. But long before that, back in 1966, his wife Rita had had a vision of stigmata on the palms of Haile Selassie and had begun to tutor Bob in Rastafari...
This religion had a deep impact on his music. For those outside its mysteries, Rastafari seemed to combine Old Testament mysticism and a kind of pan-African call to arms with a liberal indulgence in sacramental ganja, or pot. Ganja has a fearful potency, but it isn't as strong as Marley's music. Rastafari remained arcane to most off-islanders, but Marley's devotion to it produced the last great soul music...
...does truly guide all man, praise Jah Rastafari, yah mahn, and if Jah is truly merciful, everknowing, Selassie the First, King of Ethiopia, yah, praise Jah, then Jah will mercifully guide all Harvard students to stay away from this course, praise...