... of the Rastafarian belief system, but he was also part of their syncretism. As noted before, the majority of syncretism comes straight from Christian doctrine. In fact, Rastafarians hold two books as scriptural in their tradition. One is the Bible; the other is the "Holy Piby" which is said to be an "occult Bible" translated from Amharic (Reddington). Its main ideas ... , irony enters the situation. Garvey actually didn't think much of Sellassie. He often criticized Sellassie about some of his actions and political agendas. Rastafarians were not discouraged by this though, citing a passa...

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