2.) Rastafarian Formation,Pilgrimage, and Image.

Hailee Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The Rastafarian's believed Hailee Selassie was Jesus reincarnated . The name "Rastafari" actually comes from Hailee Selassie. His original name was Tafari. Selassie worked to modernize Ethiopia without the help of the Europeans. The Rastafarian's admired his power creating their “long lasting moods and motivations” (Geertz). Babylon is the "system" or the European way of the world. The Rastafarian movement’s main goal was to isolate themselves from the corrupt Babylonian way of life.