RT Article T1 Pārprastie Revolucionāri - Rastafarieši: Rastafarians: The Misunderstood Revolutionaries. JF Cel̜š IS 62 SP 136 OP 147 A1 Rēboks, Guntars LA Latvian YR 2012 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839730706 AB Rastafarians have been one of the most misunderstood groups in the modern and postmodern world. Since reggae music (which is used by Rastafarians to preach the Rasta "gospel") is known to the world, "Rasta" has become to mean a person who listens to reggae music, wears red, gold and green in his/her clothing, grows dreadlocks and smokes marijuana. This article presents the history of the Rastafari movement since its beginning till the late 90s. It covers the development of the general ideas of the movement and introduces the major branches of the diverse Rastafari movement. K1 History of religion K1 RASTAFARIAN doctrines K1 RASTAFARIANS K1 Religious adherents K1 Religious Ethics K1 THEORY of knowledge (Religion)