
‘Rastafari and the Return of Our Sacred Origins’

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There is an ever-growing collection of literature on the movement of Rastafari with many writers over the last fifty years making valuable contributions to our understanding of its origins, history, core beliefs and practices. This work is important for as Rastafari continues to find its ways into all corners of the world and encompass adherents from diverse backgrounds, it is critical to keep developing resource material.
In this book, the fundamental question about the driving force behind the popularity and mystique of Rastafari is explored. The focus is how this movement represents the periodic renewal of our ‘sacred origins’ into the human experience, which describes a precise moment from the ancient past manifesting through Ethiopian history, its monastic tradition, and monarchy. Abba Keddus translates as ‘Holy Father’ and for the Ethiopian and Eritrean Tewahedo Church, it refers to an archetypical male deity both kingly and shamanic. Also known as the ‘sacred elder’, this figure is found during the era of Nile River Valley civilizations and is essential to understanding Rastafari and the revelation of Haile Selassie the 1st.
Abba Keddus ‘Rastafari and the Return of Our Sacred Origins’ is 260 pages and divided into 13 chapters, each named a after a month from the Ethiopian calendar. For readers, it will be a different approach to the origins of the Rastafarian movement and make a connection between primordial events with spirituality, psychology, African history, Rasta culture, and prophetic events of the 20th century.
